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Stock Market Highlights, Thursday, April 3, 2025: Thursday saw a decline in benchmark Indian market indices after US President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on a number of nations. A new tariff structure was announced by Trump on April 2 and includes a base tax of 10% on all US imports, with higher duties applied to nations having a trade surplus. The United States has now imposed a 27% tax on India.
The BSE Sensex closed at 76,295.36 after losing 322.08 points, or 0.42 percent. Today, the index fluctuated between 76,493.74 and 75,807.55. At 23,250.10, the NSE Nifty50 likewise ended the day down, down 82.25 points, or 0.35 percent, from its closing price.
18 out of the 30 constituent stocks of the BSE Sensex settled lower, led by losses in TCS, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, and Tata Motors, with declines reaching up to 4.02 per cent. In contrast, Power Grid Corporation, Sun Pharma, Ultratech Cement, NTPC, and Asian Paints were among the top gainers, with increases of up to 4.57 per cent.
However, the best-performing stocks were pharmaceuticals, as seen by the Nifty Pharma index’s 2.25 percent increase. Consumer durables, FMCG, banks, and healthcare all saw increases of up to 1.94 percent.
