- India,
- 04-Apr-2025 12:05 PM IST
Share Market Crash: The impact of the new tariffs imposed by Donald Trump has caused turmoil in the global markets. After a huge fall in the US stock market, its effect is now visible on the Indian stock market as well. On Friday, the Indian markets ended the trading week with a big decline, causing huge losses to investors.Decline in Indian stock marketFor the second consecutive day, the Indian stock market witnessed a decline. The Sensex fell more than 800 points in early trade, while the Nifty also fell by about 300 points. Apart from this, the Indian rupee weakened against the US dollar and reached 84.99.Big decline in US marketsOn Thursday, the US stock market recorded the biggest decline since March 2020. Investors lost about $2.4 trillion due to this decline. The BSE Sensex fell 674 points to 75,614, while the Nifty50 index was trading 304 points lower at 22,946.Most affected sharesIn this decline, the shares of many big companies suffered heavy losses. Shares of Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Infosys, Larsen & Toubro, Maruti and Tech Mahindra registered the biggest decline. At the same time, shares of HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance and Mahindra & Mahindra saw a slight increase. Shares of Tata Steel fell by 4.5%, while ONGC shares fell more than 6% to Rs 228.25.Decline in Asian markets tooThere is a bearish environment in the stock markets from America to Japan and Korea. Japan's Nikkei index fell by 3.14%, while Korea's Kospi index fell by 0.8%. China's market was closed on Friday, but before that the Nasdaq Composite Index fell by 5.97%, which was one of the biggest declines in a day since the Corona epidemic. S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average also fell prey to the biggest decline since June 2020.Foreign investors flee the marketAmidst this huge decline, foreign investors have also started withdrawing money from the Indian market. On Thursday, foreign investors (FII) sold shares worth Rs 2,806 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DII) bought only Rs 221 crore.Will the pressure continue going forward?Analysts believe that until there is stability in the US and other major economies, pressure may remain in the markets. The global economic environment, possible hike in interest rates and geopolitical tensions can also affect investor sentiment.