📉 Market Meltdown Monday: Bears Tighten Grip as Global Panic Spreads

📰Daily Market Wrap-Up by Stock Whisperers-April 07

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April 07, 2025

07-April-2025

📈 Market Overview:

Summary of the Day's Market Performance

Market Overview

  • The Sensex plummeted 2,226.79 points (-2.95%) to close at 73,137.90 in a grim session.

  • The Nifty fell 742.85 points (-3.24%) to 22,161.60, breaching the 22,200 mark.

  • Midcap and Smallcap indices shed 3-4%, underperforming benchmarks.

  • All sectoral indices ended in the red.

    Metal (-6.7%), Realty (-5.6%), and Media, PSU Bank, Auto, Energy, and IT down 2.5-4%.

💸 Market Transactions:

  • Foreign Institutional Investors (FII): Sold ₹9,040.01 crore

  • Domestic Institutional Investors (DII): Bought ₹12,122.45 crore

Massive FII selling triggered the rout, offset partially by record DII buying amid domestic support.

📊📑 Important Observations and Market Sentiments: Editor Special

  • Global equity markets crumbled after US markets plunged on Friday (Dow -3.98%), with Trump’s reciprocal tariffs fueling recession and inflation fears. Falling crude oil and metal prices signal weakening demand.

  • IT and metals bore the brunt due to US slowdown risks, while India’s limited tariff impact (services spared) offers some relief—focus shifts to domestic themes for recovery.

  • The RBI MPC meeting (April 7-9) begins today, with a 25 bps rate cut (to 6.00%) expected. The RBI's stance on tariffs will be critical. Dow Futures hint at a rough US start Monday, pressuring Tuesday’s trade.

  • Short-term volatility is likely, but India’s resilience and Q4 earnings recovery may stabilize sentiment post-trade war dust-up.

❓ DO YOU KNOW?

Brent crude hit a 4-year low today ($60/barrel), down 15% from March highs, reflecting trade war-induced demand fears—its steepest weekly drop since 2020.

📰Stock News:

Key Stock Movements and News

  • Top Gainers: Hindustan Unilever stood out amidst the carnage.

  • Top Losers: Trent, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Hindalco Industries, Shriram Finance, and L&T

  • Delhivery defied the trend, jumping 4% on acquiring Ecom Express, with JM Financial and Emkay targeting Rs 400 and Rs 380, respectively.

  • HPCL, BPCL, and Indian Oil rebounded up to 6% from lows as Brent crude tumbled to a 4-year low.

  • Jubilant Foodworks surged to the day’s high after a Q4 business update beat Street estimates.

  • Kalyan Jewellers fell despite 37% revenue growth in Q4, dragged by tariff woes and market weakness.

  • Tata Motors sank 5% as Jaguar Land Rover paused US shipments due to heavy auto tariffs.

  • The government raised excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2, offset by falling oil prices, keeping retail rates unchanged.

Your Weekly Stock Markets Rundown: 🌐 Orange Bear 🐻 Rattles the Globe: All Eyes on RBI Amid Tariff Turmoil

April 7–11, 2025

The week of April 7-11, 2025, unfolds under the shadow of US reciprocal tariffs, which triggered a global market sell-off and heightened recession fears. India stands relatively better positioned due to lighter tariff impacts and the services sector exemption, while the RBI MPC meeting (April 7-9) could offer a domestic boost with a potential rate cut. Investors will closely monitor the MPC’s response to global trade tensions, alongside key US and UK economic data releases. With benchmark indices reeling and gold likely to remain a safe haven, the market outlook remains cautious, with opportunities in defensive and service-driven stocks.

👀Stocks to Focus:

  1. Delhivery: Acquisition-driven gains may hold.

  2. Jubilant Foodworks: Strong Q4 update signals upside.

📝Summary:

Indian markets tanked 3%, with Nifty below 22,200, as global tariff fears triggered a broad sell-off—metals and IT hit hardest. FII outflows were countered by record DII buying, but sentiment remains fragile with trade war risks looming. The RBI MPC’s rate cut decision (April 9) and US market cues will shape the next move—caution advised.

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