Stock Market Updates: Sensex Down 400 Points, Nifty Below 25,200; Tata Motors, Infosys Top Drags

Sensex Today: Indian stock markets opened sharply lower on Monday amid broad-based selling pressure, tracking weakness in global equities. The BSE Sensex began the session at 82,278, down 223 points or

0.27%, while the Nifty50 slipped 105 points or 0.42% to 25,180 in early trade.

The decline in domestic equities mirrored losses across Asian markets after US President Donald Trump warned of imposing even stricter tariffs on China, reigniting trade tensions between the two major economies.

In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and Nifty SmallCap indices dropped 0.5% and 0.64%, respectively.

All major sectoral indices were in the red, with Nifty IT leading the losses, down 0.9%, followed by Nifty Metal, which fell 0.69%.

Global Cues

Globally, investors are awaiting China’s latest export and import data, while back home, Dalal Street participants are focused on India’s September 2025 inflation numbers.

Asian markets traded in the red on Monday amid renewed trade tensions between China and the United States. Both nations imposed tighter trade restrictions and exchanged fresh accusations, heightening friction between the world’s two largest economies.

South Korea’s Kospi slipped 2.35%, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.68%. Markets in Japan remained closed for a public holiday.

On Friday, October 10, Wall Street’s major indices — the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite — logged their steepest single-day losses since April 10, dropping 2.71% and 3.56%, respectively. The sell-off followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 100% tariff on imports from China, effective November 1, in response to Beijing’s tightening of rare earth export controls.