New Delhi, March 4 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open lower on Wednesday, tracking a sell-off in the global markets amid escalating US-Israel-Iran war.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a gap-down start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 24,443 level, a discount of nearly 539 points from the Nifty futures' previous close.

The Indian stock market was shut on Tuesday, March 3, on account of Holi 2026.

On Monday, the Indian stock market ended sharply lower amid the escalating war in the Middle East, with the benchmark Nifty 50 slipping below 24,900 level.

The Sensex crashed 1,048.34 points, or 1.29%, to close at 80,238.85, while the Nifty 50 settled 31...