Stock Market Today: Sensex, Nifty50 React to Global Cues and Trump Tariff Concerns

Indian stock markets face a sharp decline as Sensex and Nifty slump due to IT stock selloffs amid rising AI disruption fears and renewed global trade concerns. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Sensex and Nifty50 Performance: Key Market Highlights Today Indian stock

Sensex, Nifty Plunge on IT Selloff, Global Trade Worries

Indian stock markets face a sharp decline as Sensex and Nifty slump due to IT stock selloffs amid rising AI disruption fears and renewed global trade concerns. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Key Points Indian stock market indices Sensex and Nifty fell

Indian exports to attract 10 pc tariff in US for 150 days from Feb 24

Indian exporters face a shifting landscape as US tariffs are set to drop to 10% following a Supreme Court ruling, but uncertainty lingers over potential increases and long-term trade implications. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Key Points US tariffs on Indian exports

Too early to comment on US tariff changes: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses concerns over the impact of recent US tariff changes on the Indian economy, stating that the Commerce Ministry is actively reviewing the situation before further comment. Photograph: ANI Photo   Key Points Finance Minister Nirmala

Trump’s tariffs junked: What it means for Indian companies

The Trump administration on April 2, 2025, announced these duties on about 60 nations, including India. It was aimed at providing a level playing field to US exporters. Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters Key Points Normally, companies pass on these taxes to

Reliance gets US licence to directly buy Venezuela oil

Global trading houses, Vitol and Trafigura, became the first ones to obtain US licences to load and export Venezuelan oil. Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters Key Points Venezuela produces only about 0.8 per cent of global crude Indian refiners are seeking steep

Market selloff on FPI exodus erases Rs 16 trillion mcap in a week

Despite heavy FPI selling, indices are still only about 5 per cent below record highs. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Key Points Market breadth remained weak, with 2,989 stocks declining and 1,229 advancing The spot gold hit a new high of $4,976.59

Blue-chips Reliance, ICICI Bank drag Sensex down by 324 points

Stock market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday, tracking deep losses in heavyweights Reliance Industries, Eternal, and ICICI Bank amid global tariff uncertainties. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Besides, weakness in the rupee and unabated flight of foreign capital from

Iran unrest hits Indian basmati rice exports

Civil unrest in Iran has started impacting India’s basmati rice exports to the country, leading to a sharp fall in domestic prices, as exporters face payment delays and mounting uncertainties, an industry body said on Tuesday. Photograph: Rajendra Jadhav/Reuters The

Sensex down 376 points on selling in RIL, HDFC Bank

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower for the second day in a row on Tuesday, dragged by heavy selling in blue-chips Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, and worries over fresh warning from the US to further raise tariffs against India.