Check Why Market Fell Today? Trump Tariff, FII Selling Weighs on NSE, BSE On Feb 11, 2025

On February 11, 2025, The Sensex dropped by 1,018.20 points, or 1.32%, settling at 76,293.60, while the Nifty fell by 309.80 points, or 1.32%, closing at 23,071.80. A total of 516 shares rose, 3,330 shares declined, and 92 shares remained unchanged.

Top Gainers and Losers

The biggest losers on the Nifty included Apollo Hospitals, Eicher Motors, Shriram Finance, Coal India, and Bharat Electronics, while the gainers were Adani Enterprises, Trent, Bharti Airtel, and Grasim Industries.

Market activity saw a significant imbalance, with only 35 stocks hitting the upper circuit limit, while a staggering 305 stocks reached the lower circuit limit.

Weakness in Broader Markets and Sectoral Indices

All sectoral indices closed in the negative, with auto, consumer durables, capital goods, oil and gas, energy, FMCG, healthcare, power, PSU, and realty declining by 2%-3%.

The Nifty Midcap index fell by 3%, while the Smallcap index dropped by 3.5%.

Trump’s Tariff Plans Weigh on Global Markets

US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement to impose reciprocal tariffs on various imports, including steel, aluminum, cars, semiconductor chips, and pharmaceuticals, has sent ripples through global markets.

As Trump pushes forward with his plan, which involves increasing duties and ending exclusions on steel and aluminum tariffs, market participants are growing anxious about the potential fallout on international trade.

This heightened uncertainty has impacted the Indian stock markets, with sectors closely tied to global trade, like automobiles, metals, and pharmaceuticals, feeling the brunt.

FIIs Continue to Exit Indian Equities

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have been persistently selling Indian stocks, impacting overall market sentiment. On Monday alone, FIIs offloaded equities worth ₹2,463.72 crore.

According to NSDL data, they sold ₹78,027 crore in January and have now sold ₹85,841 crore worth of equities this year.

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