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Indian Markets Slide to Three-Month Lows After Trump Tariff

The RBI’s decision to hold repo rates at 5.50% has done little to buoy investor confidence ahead of key inflation data releases.

U.S. dollar, Euro and Pound banknotes are seen in this illustration taken May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo
Screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices are seen outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
A man walks past an installation of the Rupee logo and Indian currency coins outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai, India, April 9, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/ File Photo
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Overview

  • President Donald Trump’s 50% tariff on Indian imports has triggered a six-week downturn in benchmark indexes.
  • The Sensex fell 1.01% to 79,857.79 and the Nifty declined 1.20% to 24,363.30 over the week ending August 8.
  • Foreign institutional investors withdrew nearly Rs 18,000 crore in August, intensifying offshore selling pressure.
  • Investors are bracing for July’s CPI on August 12 and WPI on August 14 for fresh monetary policy cues.
  • The final tranche of Q1 earnings from major corporates and stalled US-India trade talks, alongside global events like the US-China tariff truce deadline and a Trump–Putin summit, will influence market direction.