Amid heightened global market volatility triggered by US President Donald Trump\u2019s announcement of reciprocal tariffs and subsequent partial rollback, India has emerged as one of the top five most resilient major stock markets, with the Nifty and Sensex falling less than 3.5% in April so far. The performance underscores investor faith in India\u2019s economic fundamentals despite global uncertainties.<\/p>\n
While the Indian indices did witness sharp intraday falls post-tariff announcements, the April 11 relief rally\u2014sparked by Trump\u2019s 90-day pause on tariffs\u2014helped offset some of the losses. Notably, Sensex rebounded over 1,300 points in a single session, climbing to 75,158, though still below its pre-tariff high of 76,617. The Nifty 50, meanwhile, is hovering around 22,821, gaining nearly 2% since the temporary pause announcement.<\/p>\n
Highlights:<\/p>\n
Sensex down 3.49% and Nifty 3.5% in April so far.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Ranked among the top 5 most resilient global markets this month.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
April 4: Sensex falls 2,000+ points after India tariff inclusion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
April 11: Sharp rally post 90-day tariff relief announcement.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The US markets faced heavy selling as Trump\u2019s tariff rhetoric and retaliatory threats from China amplified fears of a recession. The Nasdaq Composite index led the decline, plunging over 13% between April 2 and April 8, its steepest drop in years. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indices each fell over 6% in April so far, with some respite after Trump\u2019s pause\u2014but the broader impact of a full-scale trade war with China remains a persistent overhang.<\/p>\n
Highlights:<\/p>\n
Nasdaq: -13.1% since April 2.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
S&P 500: -6.13%, Dow Jones: -5.73% in April.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
90-day pause provided limited bounce due to ongoing China tensions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
China\u2019s equity indices reacted strongly to Trump\u2019s decision to raise tariffs on Chinese imports to 145%, followed by China\u2019s retaliatory measures. The Hang Seng index crashed 9.25%, making it the worst-performing major global index this month. The CSI 300, a broader index covering Shanghai and Shenzhen stocks, also slid over 4%.<\/p>\n
Highlights:<\/p>\n
Hang Seng: -9.25%, worst among global peers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
CSI 300: -4.39%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Rising risk of broader decoupling with US puts additional pressure.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Other major Asian indices displayed varying degrees of vulnerability. Japan\u2019s Nikkei and South Korea\u2019s KOSPI emerged largely unscathed, declining just 0.87% and 0.61%, respectively\u2014reflecting relatively low direct exposure to US-China tariff escalation. However, Indonesia\u2019s Jakarta Composite (-4.76%) and Taiwan\u2019s TAIEX (-3.57%) suffered greater drawdowns, partly due to regional volatility and dependence on trade.<\/p>\n
Highlights:<\/p>\n
Japan Nikkei: -0.87%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
South Korea Kospi: -0.61%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Indonesia Jakarta Composite: -4.76%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Taiwan Taiex: -3.57%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
European stock markets, already pressured by tepid growth and geopolitical uncertainty, fell sharply amid the Trump tariff escalation. The UK\u2019s FTSE 100 dropped 6.56%, while France\u2019s CAC lost 3.82% and Germany\u2019s DAX declined 2.56%. Meanwhile, Brazil\u2019s Bovespa joined the global downtrend with a fall of 5.96%, tracking risk-off sentiment and commodity headwinds.<\/p>\n
Highlights:<\/p>\n
UK FTSE 100: -6.56%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
France CAC: -3.82%, Germany DAX: -2.56%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Brazil Ibovespa: -5.96%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
| Country<\/th>\n | Stock Index<\/th>\n | Performance in April 2025<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|
| China<\/td>\n | Hang Seng<\/td>\n | -9.25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| UK<\/td>\n | FTSE 100<\/td>\n | -6.56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| US<\/td>\n | S&P 500<\/td>\n | -6.13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brazil<\/td>\n | Ibovespa<\/td>\n | -5.96%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| US<\/td>\n | Dow Jones<\/td>\n | -5.73%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Indonesia<\/td>\n | Jakarta Composite<\/td>\n | -4.76%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| China<\/td>\n | CSI 300<\/td>\n | -4.39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| France<\/td>\n | CAC<\/td>\n | -3.82%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Taiwan<\/td>\n | Taiex<\/td>\n | -3.57%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| India<\/td>\n | Nifty<\/td>\n | -3.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| India<\/td>\n | Sensex<\/td>\n | -3.49%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Germany<\/td>\n | DAX<\/td>\n | -2.56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Japan<\/td>\n | Nikkei<\/td>\n | -0.87%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Korea<\/td>\n | Kospi<\/td>\n | -0.61%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" India Stands Out as One of the Most Resilient Major Markets Amid heightened global market volatility triggered by US President Donald Trump\u2019s announcement of reciprocal tariffs and subsequent partial rollback, India has emerged as one of the top five most resilient major stock markets, with the Nifty and Sensex falling less than 3.5% in April […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[615],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1331],"class_list":{"0":"post-6892","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":1331,"user_id":4,"is_guest":0,"slug":"sourabh","display_name":"Sourabh Sharma","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sourabh-Sharma.png","url2x":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sourabh-Sharma.png"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6892","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6892"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6894,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6892\/revisions\/6894"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6892"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=6892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} |