Nifty 50, Sensex suffer biggest intraday drop of 2025; IT stocks hit hard—10 key highlights of stock market today

Indian stock market crash today: A wave of selling across the board in today’s session, February 17, has sent both Nifty 50 and Sensex to record their worst intraday performance in the current calendar year so far. Escalating trade tensions have prompted investors to flee from equities at an accelerated pace, leaving stocks to plunge sharply and erasing significant market value.