Wall Street began the day on a weak note on Tuesday with benchmark indices plunging in red. The stocks came under heavy pressure as the broad sell-off in technology shares deepened, with the Nasdaq Composite falling more than 2% in early trading and futures signalling further declines ahead of the opening bell.

Global stocks sold off on Tuesday, led by deep losses for tech stocks following a losing session for the sector on Wall Street.

Wall Street was on track for another day of significant losses, and again, it was the technology sector leading the way down, with anxiety growing over...