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Indian shares rise on bargain buying as Asia rebounds on tariff talk hopes

India’s benchmark indexes on Tuesday rebounded from the previous session’s sharp selloff as bargain hunting and a...
08 Apr, 2025

India’s benchmark indexes on Tuesday rebounded from the previous session’s sharp selloff as bargain hunting and a broader recovery across Asia lifted sentiment amid hopes of US tariff negotiations.

The Nifty 50 rose 1.08% to 22,409.15 while the BSE Sensex gained 1% to 73,860.7 respectively, as of 10:22 a.m. IST.

Both had risen about 1.9% earlier in the morning.

“The rebound comes as no surprise as markets are oversold and remain ripe for a rebound led by tariff-agnostic companies and sectors,” said Yogesh Kansal, cofounder of online trading platform Appreciate.

The Nifty and Sensex tumbled 3.2% and 3% respectively on Monday — their biggest single-day drop in 10 months — as fears of a global recession flared following new US tariffs.

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Asian stocks too bounced off 1-1/2-year lows and US stock futures pointed higher on the day.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 6.3%, outperforming other Asian peers.

The uptick came after US President Donald Trump said Japan would send a delegation to negotiate, boosting hopes that Washington might soften its tariff stance.

However, the US President also vowed additional 50% levies on Chinese imports, if Beijing maintains its retaliatory tariffs, capping optimism. All 13 major Indian sectoral indexes traded higher.

Broader markets also firmed up, with small-cap and mid-cap indexes gaining about 1.2% each.

Titan jumped 5% after the jeweller and watchmaker said standalone revenue rose 25% in the March quarter, helped by rallying gold prices.

Electronic equipment maker Bharat Electronics gained 3.4% after winning a 22 billion-rupee order ($257.4 million) from Indian Air Force for electronic warfare suites.

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