Stock markets climate Trump tariff storm; Sensex, Nifty shut increased

Benchmark fairness indices Sensex and Nifty staged a comeback on Thursday (August 7, 2025), primarily as a consequence of shopping for within the final hour of commerce, at the same time as U.S. President Donald Trump slapped an extra 25% responsibility on Indian items, which weighed on investor sentiment.

Rebounding round 926 factors from the day’s low, the 30-share BSE Sensex edged increased by 79.27 factors or 0.10% to settle at 80,623.26. The index traded within the pink for a lot of the session and hit a low of 79,811.29. However, fag-end shopping for helped recuperate losses and contact a excessive of 80,737.55.

The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 21.95 factors or 0.09% to 24,596.15.

The newest U.S. tariff motion, imposition of an extra 25% responsibility to take general tariffs to 50% on Indian items over New Delhi’s continued imports of Russian oil, is prone to hit sectors comparable to textiles, marine and leather-based exports exhausting. India has slammed the motion calling it as “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable”.

India will entice the best U.S. tariff of fifty% together with Brazil.

Among Sensex corporations, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Eternal, Axis Bank, Maruti, Tata Steel, HDFC Bank and Asian Paints had been the gainers.

However, Adani Ports, Trent, Tata Motors, Hindustan Unilever and NTPC had been among the many laggards.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng settled in constructive territory.

Markets in Europe had been buying and selling within the inexperienced.

The U.S. markets ended increased on Wednesday.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities value ₹4,999.10 crore on Wednesday, in line with change information.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.72% to $67.37 a barrel.

On Wednesday, the Sensex fell 166.26 factors or 0.21% to settle at 80,543.99. The Nifty dipped 75.35 factors or 0.31% to shut at 24,574.20.