Sensex falls 849 points, Nifty down 256 amid US tariff impact on Indian imports

August 26, 2025

Mumbai, August 26: On the second trading day of the week, Tuesday, August 26, the stock market fell. The Sensex fell 849 points (1.04%) and closed at 80,787. The Nifty also fell 256 points (1.02%) and is trading at 24,712.

Out of the 30 Sensex stocks, 25 fell and only 5 rose. A total of 17 stocks, including Sun Pharma and Tata Steel, fell by 1% to 3.2%. Shares of HUL and Maruti rose by 2.35%.

Out of the 50 stocks of Nifty, 37 declined and 13 rose. All except the NSE FMCG index declined. Metal, pharma, IT, realty and banking indices fell by more than 2%.

Markets fall due to US tariff notification

The US government has issued an official notification imposing an additional 25% tariff on imports from India. This tariff imposed as a penalty will come into effect from 9:31 am on August 27 as per Indian time.

President Donald Trump announced this tariff on August 6 as a penalty for buying oil from Russia. Earlier, citing trade deficit, a 25% tariff was imposed on India from August 7. This means that the overall tariff on Indian goods will now be up to 50%.

Decline in global markets

FIIs sold shares worth Rs 2,466 crore on August 25

There was a decline in the market yesterday

Earlier, yesterday, i.e. on 25th August, there was a decline in the stock market. Sensex closed at 81,636 after rising by 329 points. Nifty also rose by 98 points, it reached the level of 24,968.