Indian stock market, Feb. 15 -- The Indian stock market witnessed sharp declines on Friday, February 13, weighed down by weak global cues and rising concerns about artificial intelligence and its potential impact on the global economy.

The Sensex plunged 1,048 points, or 1.25%, to close at 82,626.76, while the Nifty 50 fell 336 points, or 1.30%, to settle at 25,471.10.

According to Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, the Nifty 50 opened the session with a steep gap-down of more than 200 points and stayed under selling pressure for most of the day.

During the first half, the index attempted to hold above the 25,500 mark, but the buying support failed to sustain. In the second half, selling intensified further, pushing ...