Sensex, Nifty rebound from Monday’s bloodbath in early trade; see major gainers On April 8, all the major indices opened in the green with Sensex trading at 74,354.63 points, up 1,216.73 points (or 1.66%) and Nifty 50 trading at 22,542.65 points, up 381.05 points (or 1.72%) in early trade.
RBI MPC can cut rate 25 bps tmrw, 100 bps in FY26, says SBI; warns of global clouds The biggest bank of the country SBI joined the chorus of expert agencies hopeful of a second consecutive 25 basis rate cut tomorrow but it warned of darkening clouds on the external front such as fallout of the tariff war, currency swings and fractured capital flows.
Rupee drops 32 paise vs US dollar: Will it contribute to further pressure in the market? At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 85.79 and moved in a wide range between the high of 85.57 and the low of 85.90 against the greenback during the day.
Cooking gas becomes expensive by Rs 50 per cylinder as Govt hikes LPG price Cooking gas or LPG price has been raised by Rs 50 per cylinder by distribution companies, Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday.
Excise duty on petrol, diesel hiked by Rs 2/litre; no change in retail prices The government on Monday hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre each, according to an official order. The excise duty on petrol was increased to Rs 13 per litre and that on diesel to Rs 10, the order said.
Stock Market Crash: Sensex Tanks 5%; investors poorer by Rs 20.16 lakh crore Mirroring the bearish trend in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms declined sharply by Rs 20,16,293.53 crore to Rs 3,83,18,592.93 crore (USD 4.50 trillion) during the morning trade.
Stock Market Crash: Sensex plummets 3100 points; Nifty plunges nearly 4% The Indian stock market crashed in early trade on April 7, 2025. The BSE Sensex nosedived 310o points while the Nifty plummeted nearly 4 per cent to 22,025.10.
Trump Tariffs effect: Jim Cramer predicts 1987-Style Market Crash? Jim Cramer, a prominent financial commentator, has issued a stark warning about the potential consequences of President Trump’s recent tariff increases. He predicted a significant stock market decline, echoing the dramatic 1987 Black Monday crash.
US Tariffs impact on India’s Stock Market: What NSE CEO said NSE CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan expressed optimism regarding India’s stock market performance despite the imposition of US tariffs. While acknowledging initial FII outflows and short-term volatility, he anticipates negotiations will stabilize the duty structure within weeks.
Tariff fallout, US inflation data, RBI interest rate decision to drive mkts: Analysts In the week beginning March 31, the BSE Sensex went down by 2,050.23 points, or 2.64%, while the NSE Nifty 50 dropped 614.8 points, or 2.61%.
