Stock market today, Feb. 3 -- The main domestic stock indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, experienced substantial declines on Monday, February 3, with the Sensex dropping more than 700 points and the Nifty 50 falling below 23,250 due to unfavorable global signals.

The Nifty 50 was down 0.53% at 23,358.55 level as of 14:30 IST, while the Sensex fell 0.38% to 77,210.17.

Nevertheless, both indices saw a slight recovery during the trading session, although the overall market sentiment remained negative. Analysts indicated that the factors contributing to the decline in the Indian stock market included weak global indicators, the impact of tariff policies on market sentiment, a sharp increase in the dollar index causing the rupee to reach a histor...