📉 Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE | August 8, 2025

Markets Trade Weak Amid Global Volatility, Trump Tariff Shock

Indian equity markets remained under pressure on Friday, dragged down by global volatility and the shock of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff hike on Indian goods.

🕙 As of 10:40 AM:

• Sensex dropped 530 points to 80,092
• Nifty fell 161 points to 24,434

Despite the early slide, analysts remain cautiously optimistic, citing India’s robust domestic economic fundamentals.

🔍 Tariffs in Focus:

• Trump’s move doubles total tariffs to 50% on key Indian exports
• Sectors likely to be hit:
  💎 Gems & Jewellery
  👕 Textiles
  💻 Electronics
  💊 Pharmaceuticals

🗣️ Expert Take:

• Manoranjan Sharma: Economy can absorb the shock without major disruption
• Trideep Bhattacharya (Edelweiss MF):
  • GDP impact estimated at 0.5–0.7%
  • Warns of rising inflation and margin pressures for producers

📈 Derivatives & Volatility:

• Sentiment improving: Put-Call Ratio rises from 0.60 to 1.02
• Put writers outpacing call writers
• India VIX down 2.28% to 11.68 – pointing to consolidation over panic

🔄 MSCI India Index Changes:

✅ Added:

• Swiggy, Vishal Mega Mart, Waaree Energies, Hitachi Energy

❌ Removed:

• Sona BLW, Thermax

🌍 Global Markets: Mixed performance across major indices.