Traders lose over Rs 7 lakh cr in 4 days as markets stoop over Trump’s tariff issues

NEW DELHI: Traders misplaced Rs 7.68 lakh crore from their wealth after a 4 day massacre on the Dalal avenue, over withdrawal of international funds and tariff struggle issues.
Over this era, the BSE benchmark Sensex plunged by 1,272.01 factors, or 1.61 per cent and the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed corporations dropped to Rs 4,17,82,573.79 crore.
Markets led to crimson after US President Donald Trump introduced plans to impose recent tariffs on all metal and aluminium imports into the nation, alongside further reciprocal tariffs.
“Indian benchmark indices noticed a major decline following this assertion,” mentioned Ameya Ranadive, chartered market technician and senior technical analyst at StoxBox.
On Monday, the BSE Sensex fell 548.39 factors (0.70 per cent), closing at 77,311.80, its lowest in per week. In intra-day, the index dipped 753.3 factors or 0.96 per cent, to 77,106.89.
“Markets displayed pessimism since early trades as shares crumbed amid subdued company earnings and the continuing uncertainty over world tariff struggle,” mentioned Prashanth Tapse, senior VP (analysis) at Mehta Equities Ltd.
Among the many 30 Sensex shares, Energy Grid, Tata Metal, Zomato, Titan, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Tata Motors have been the largest laggards.
However, Kotak Mahindra Financial institution, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Financial institution, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, and Tata Consultancy Companies managed to hint an upward momentum.
“The US tariff threats continued to impression the market sentiment. Home yield is inching larger as buyers keep cautious on riskier property and navigate their investments to secure haven property like gold,” mentioned Vinod Nair, head of analysis at Geojit Monetary Companies.
The BSE smallcap index fell 2.25 per cent, whereas the midcap index dropped 2.06 per cent. All sectoral indices completed in crimson:

General, 3,032 shares declined, 1,070 superior, and 123 remained unchanged on the BSE.