New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The Indian stock market witnessed a sharp sell-off in Tuesday's session, as renewed fears surrounding artificial intelligence triggered another wave of heavy selling, with technology stocks bearing the brunt. The broad-based weakness dragged the key benchmark indices down more than 1% for the fourth time so far in February.

Apart from persistent fears around AI-linked disruptions, market sentiment was also damaged by threats of higher tariffs from US President Trump, along with mounting tensions in the Middle East, which pushed crude oil prices to a seven-month high.

Consequently, the Nifty 50 crashed 1.12% to 25,424, while the Sensex tumbled 1.28% to the 82,225 level. The broader markets, too, witnessed similar he...