Mumbai/IBNS, March 6 -- The Indian stock market nosedived on Friday following heavy selling on the Dow Jones Industrial Average amid rising geopolitical tensions, media reports said.

The sharp selloff came just a day after the market had recovered and ended Thursday's session on a positive note.

Indian equities gave up their gains as heavy selling on Wall Street persisted, triggered by growing uncertainty in the Middle East amid the escalating conflict involving Iran.

Among individual stocks, IndiGo, ICICI Bank and Larsen & Toubro emerged as the biggest laggards during Friday's trade.

The statement, delivered by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps through state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on Thursday, has dr...