Shares of Indian textile companies fell sharply on July 31 after former US President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on Indian goods, effective from August 1. The move comes as part of a broader trade strategy targeting multiple nations and has spooked investors, particularly in export-dependent sectors like textiles.<\/p>\n
Major textile exporters saw a significant sell-off in early trade:<\/p>\n
Gokaldas Exports: down 9%<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Pearl Global Industries: down 7%<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Welspun Living, Indo Count Industries, Vardhman Textiles, KPR Mills: declined 3% to 6%<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The tariffs are seen as a direct hit to the competitiveness of Indian apparel exports, especially in the US market.<\/p>\n
Also Read: HUL Q1 Results: Net Profit Rises 6% to \u20b92,768 Cr; EBITDA Margin Contracts to 22.8%<\/a><\/p>\n India competes with Bangladesh, Vietnam, and China in the global apparel export market. According to media reports:<\/p>\n Bangladesh is facing a 35% tariff, but US officials may consider reducing this<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Vietnam has recently agreed to a 20% tariff through a bilateral deal<\/p>\n<\/li>\n India\u2019s 25% tariff is seen as one of the steepest, with additional penalties for energy and defence deals with Russia<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n This development threatens to derail months of trade negotiations between India and the US.<\/p>\n The broader market sentiment remains cautious. Analysts told Reuters that the new tariff and penalty structure could negatively impact exports and GDP growth in the short term.<\/p>\n \u201cInvestors will reassess their strategies with a mix of caution and optimism after the tariffs and penalties imposed on Indian goods,\u201d said Utsav Verma, Head of Research at Choice Institutional Equities.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Verma also added that textiles, pharmaceuticals, and auto components may face reduced investor interest due to their export exposure.<\/p>\n The proposed 25% tariff on Indian exports to the US has sparked a sharp reaction in textile stocks, as the US remains one of India\u2019s key apparel export markets. While negotiations are expected to resume in mid-August, near-term uncertainty is likely to weigh on investor sentiment in export-focused sectors.<\/p>\n With global trade tensions resurging, market participants are likely to stay cautious until a clearer resolution emerges from diplomatic talks.<\/p>\n Click here to explore <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Shares of Indian textile companies fell sharply on July 31 after former US President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on Indian goods, effective from August 1. The move comes as part of a broader trade strategy targeting multiple nations and has spooked investors, particularly in export-dependent sectors like textiles. Textile Stocks Under Pressure Major […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[615],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1383],"class_list":{"0":"post-12848","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-stock-market-news"}," _eael_post_view_count":0,"authors":[{"term_id":1383,"user_id":6,"is_guest":0,"slug":"pradeep","display_name":"Pradeep Sangatramani","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pradeep-Sangatramni.jpeg","url2x":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pradeep-Sangatramni.jpeg"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12848"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12885,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12848\/revisions\/12885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12848"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=12848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Trade Competitiveness Concerns<\/h2>\n
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