Stock market falls after US President Trump announces new tariffs
Stock market fell on Monday amid losses in global markets as the US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on key trading partners, including Canada, Mexico, and China.
Stock market fell on Monday amid losses in global markets as the US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on key trading partners, including Canada, Mexico, and China.
Stock market closed higher on Friday, a day before the announcement of Budget, for the fourth consecutive session.
At close, Sensex was up 654 points or 0.9 per cent at 76,555 and Nifty was up 206 points or 0.9 per cent at 23,163.
The stock market on Tuesday snapped two-day losing streak and gained 0.5 per cent supported by auto, realty and financials after the RBI announced liquidity-boosting measures.
At close, Sensex was down 824 points or 1 per cent at 75,366, and the Nifty was down 275 points or 1.2 per cent at 22,817.
Markets pared morning gains after the presentation of Interim Budget on Thursday.
At close, the Sensex was up 1,240.90 points or 1.76 per cent at 71,941.57, and the Nifty was up 385.00 points or 1.80 per cent at 21,737.60.
Sensex crossed the 73,000 mark on Monday led by Wipro which was up by 6 per cent.
Experts believe the trend was predominantly supported by the Santa Claus rally in anticipation of early rate cuts by the US Fed and cooling global inflation.
The concern in the market now is the excessive valuations in the mid and small-cap segments, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
