Bears slam bourses: Sensex sinks 1400 factors, Nifty crashes 1.5% as inventory market takes hefty beating

Inventory markets went right into a tailspin on Tuesday with benchmark Sensex plunging by 1,390 factors as a consequence of promoting in IT and personal financial institution shares amid heightened uncertainty forward of the rollout of reciprocal tariffs by the US on April 2.

Beginning the brand new monetary 12 months on a dropping word, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,390.41 factors or 1.80 per cent to settle at 76,024.51 as 28 of its parts ended decrease and solely two superior. Through the day, the index plummeted 1,502.74 factors or 1.94 per cent to 75,912.18.

The NSE Nifty dropped 353.65 factors or 1.50 per cent to 23,165.70.

The important thing indices logged their steepest single-day losses in a month.

US President Donald Trump plans to roll out a set of reciprocal tariffs on April 2, which he says will likely be “Liberation Day” for the US.

From the Sensex pack, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Financial institution, Bajaj Finance, Infosys, Titan, ICICI Financial institution, Solar Pharma, Reliance Industries, Larsen & Toubro, Tech Mahindra and NTPC have been among the many largest laggards.

Amongst gainers, IndusInd Financial institution jumped over 5 per cent whereas Zomato ended marginally larger.

“Amid heightened international volatility forward of the anticipated US reciprocal tariff announcement tomorrow, the home market witnessed a big sell-off at the moment.

“The IT sector was among the many hardest hit as a consequence of its substantial publicity to the US market, and actual property shares fell following Maharashtra’s upward revision of prepared reckoner charges, which have an effect on property valuations,” Vinod Nair, Head of Analysis, Geojit Investments Restricted, stated.

Amongst different Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong settled within the constructive territory. Markets in Europe have been additionally buying and selling larger. US markets ended principally larger on Monday.

Moreover, rising oil costs additional dampened market sentiment, he added.

International institutional traders (FIIs) offloaded equities value Rs 4,352.82 crore on a web foundation on Friday, in response to trade information.

Inventory markets have been closed on Monday for Eid-Ul-Fitr.

International oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.12 per cent to USD 74.86 a barrel.

Within the 2024-25 monetary 12 months, Sensex jumped 3,763.57 factors or 5.10 per cent, and Nifty climbed 1,192.45 factors or 5.34 per cent.

On Friday, Sensex declined 191.51 factors or 0.25 per cent to settle at 77,414.92. Nifty dropped 72.60 factors or 0.31 per cent to 23,519.35.