Stock market crash, July 31 -- The Indian stock market suffered significant losses across segments in the morning session on Thursday, July 31, with the benchmark Sensex crashing nearly 800 points and the Nifty 50 plunging below 24,650.

A massive selloff engulfed the domestic stock market a day after US President Donald Trump slapped a 25 per cent tariff on most Indian imports to the US.

The Sensex opened at 80,695.50 against its previous close of 81,481.86 and plunged nearly 800 points, or 1 per cent, to an intraday low of 80,695.15. The NSE counterpart Nifty 50, after opening at 24,642.25 against its previous close of 24,855.05, crashed almost 1 per cent to an intraday low of 24,635.00.

The selloff was more intense in the mid and sma...