Market Opening Bell: Sensex down over 800 points, Nifty in red too after Trump’s tariff

Sensex, Nifty Today: The Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, opened in the red on Thursday, April 02, 2025, after US President Donald Trump announced 26 per cent tariffs on India and a sharp sell-off in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 805.58 points, or 1.05 per cent, to open at 75,811.86, while Nifty was up 182.05 points, starting the trading session at 23,150.30. In the last trading session on Tuesday, the Sensex closed at 76,617.44 and Nifty 50 at 23,332.35.

From the Sensex pack, HCL Tech, Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra and Zomato were among the biggest laggards in the opening trade, with HCL Tech losing around 2.39 per cent. On the other hand, stocks like Sun Pharma, Power Grid and NTPC were in the green. Sun Pharma was the top gainer on the BSE, up 4.69 per cent while writing the report. 

In early trade, 624 stocks in the Nifty pack traded in the green, 1,401 traded in the red, and 101 stocks remained unchanged.