Buy or sell stocks, Oct. 15 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, ended lower for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, weighed down by selling across the board amid weak global market cues as persistent concerns over a renewed escalation of US-China trade tensions dampened investor sentiment. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex dropped 297.07 points, or 0.36%, to close at 82,029.98, while the NSE Nifty 50 ended 81.85 points, or 0.32%, lower at 25,145.50.

Broader markets also reeled under selling pressure as the Nifty Smallcap 100 index declined 0.89% and the Nifty Midcap 100 index fell 0.75%. All the sectoral indices ended in the red, with the Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Metal, Nifty Media, Nifty Pharma, Nift...