Stock markets trade lower on weak global trends amid U.S. tariff jitters


A bird flies before a screen displaying the Sensx results at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai.

A bird flies before a screen displaying the Sensx results at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. , Photo Credit: Reuters

The benchmark indices declined the initial trade on Friday (March 28, 2025), showing weak trends in global markets amid uncertainties on Trump tariffs.

The 30-Syre BSE benchmark Sensex recorded a decline of 144.66 points in the initial trade. NSE Nifty submerged 38.7 points to 23,553.25.

From Sensx Pack, Mahindra and Mahindra, Infosys, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank and Axis Bank were the leading Lagards.

Nestle, Hindustan Unilever, ITC and Kotak Mahindra were among the bank beneficiaries.

In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong were trading with deep cuts.

The American markets decreased on Thursday (March 27, 2025).

According to exchange data, foreign institutional investors (FII) on Thursday bought prices worth ₹ 11,1111.25 crore.

VK Vijaykumar, the main investment strategist of Geojit Investments Limited, said, “Despite Trump’s mutual tariff hazards, the flexibility of the market comes from the flexibility of the market, the FII renewed and the trust given to the bulls.”

Apart from the tariff, the market will be ready for the April RBI monetary policy and then Q4 results, he said.

Global Oil Benchmark Brent crude was trading below 0.07% at $ 73.98 per barrel.

The BSE benchmark gauge climbed 317.93 points or 0.41% to settle at 77,606.43 on Thursday. The Nifty held rallies from 105.10 points or 0.45% to 23,591.95.


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