Stock Market LIVE Highlight: Nifty Dips Below 25,250, Sensex Slides 150 Points Amid Trump’s China Tariff Spat

• Market closed on a negative note on October 13, with Nifty around 25,250 and Sensex down 150 points.

• Key sectors that slipped between 0.5% and 1% include:

  • Metal

  • Oil & Gas

  • Telecom

  • IT

  • Capital Goods

  • Consumer Durables

• Major Nifty losers:

  • Tata Motors

  • Infosys

  • Wipro

  • Bharat Electronics

  • HUL (Hindustan Unilever)

• Major gainers included:

  • Interglobe Aviation

  • Bajaj Auto

  • Adani Ports

  • Shriram Finance

  • Axis Bank

• BSE Midcap index declined by 0.2%.

• Smallcap indices fell by 0.4%.

• Sensex closed at 82,352.51, down by 148.31 points (0.18%).

• Nifty closed at 25,238.15, down by 47.20 points (0.19%).

  Sensex and Nifty ended lower, closing at 82,352.51 and 25,238.15 respectively, showing a mild decline of around 0.18%-0.19%, reflecting cautious market sentiment.

• Sensex opened at 82,156.17, down 344.65 points (0.42%).

• Nifty opened at 25,238.80, down 46.55 points (0.18%).

• Sensex down 406.42 points (0.49%) at 82,094.40 in pre-opening.

• Nifty down 103.75 points (0.41%) at 25,181.60 in pre-opening.

• Indian benchmark indices showing weakness before market opens.

• Indian rupee opened lower at 88.76 per dollar, down from Friday’s close of 88.69.

• Gold expected to trade between ₹1,20,000 and ₹1,30,000 per 10 grams this Dhanteras.

• Experts predict gold may reach ₹1,50,000 by 2026.

• International gold target price is $4,150–4,250 per ounce.

Friday’s Closing Indices:

• Nifty 50: 25,285.35, up 103.55 points (+0.41%)

• Sensex: 82,500.82, up 328.72 points (+0.40%)

Friday’s market ended on a positive note with Nifty and Sensex gaining over 0.4%, driven by investor optimism and steady buying across sectors.

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• Wall Street plunged Friday after President Trump escalated the trade war with China.

• Trump announced a 100% tariff on Chinese imports and export controls on critical U.S.-made software.

• Big Tech shares tumbled sharply following the announcement.

• Key index losses on Friday:

  • Dow Jones fell 878.82 points (1.90%) to 45,479.60.

  • S&P 500 dropped 182.60 points (2.71%) to 6,552.51.

  • Nasdaq Composite declined 820.20 points (3.56%) to 22,204.43.

• Asian markets opened lower on Monday amid renewed U.S.-China trade tensions.

• Hang Seng and Taiwan Weighted indices each dropped about 2%.

• Trading was choppy due to holidays in Japan and the U.S., with ongoing political uncertainty affecting Japanese and European markets.

• Wall Street futures showed signs of recovery, indicating some stabilizing risk sentiment.

• Indian equity markets continued their upward journey for the second consecutive session on October 10.

• Nifty surpassed 25,300 intraday for the first time since September 19.

• At close:

  • Sensex was up 328.72 points (0.40%) at 82,500.82.

  • Nifty was up 103.55 points (0.41%) at 25,285.35.

• Broader indices performed in line with the main indices:

  • BSE Midcap index rose 0.4%.

  • BSE Smallcap index gained 0.6%.

• For the week, BSE Sensex and Nifty both added 1.5%.

• Sector-wise performance:

  • Metal index fell 0.8%.

  • Auto, bank, consumer durables, PSU bank, realty, and pharma sectors rose between 0.5% and 1%.

• Major gainers on the Nifty included:

  • Cipla, SBI, Dr. Reddy’s Labs, Maruti Suzuki, Adani Ports.

• Major losers were:

  • Tata Steel, TCS, JSW Steel, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Life.