April 2 showdown: A 48-hour stock market strategy to get 'liberation' from Trump’s tariff pain
Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" is here, a day where he seeks to alter the global trade structures by imposing reciprocal tariffs on countries that, according to him, treated the US unfairly. This will have widespread implications for the world including India.
Even though experts predict the impact will be minimal and transient, the domestic stock market doesn't seem to think so. Benchmark Sensex plummeted 1400 points on Tuesday, highlighting the deep fears pervading among investors. In this context, here is a study on how investors should approach the next two days of trading.
The Tuesday fall: Did investors celebrate too early about the rebound?
The answer is yes and no. Prior to Tuesday, the stock market rebounded sharply in the month of March from the depths of 6-month correction. This was driven mostly by foreign investors' return to Indian markets. Back then, experts said the markets may not have factored in the news of tariffs.
But Tuesday changed it all as the fall was very sharp. Priyank Upadhyay of SSJ Finance and Securities says this shows the nervousness in the market.
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Nifty peaked around in the month of September 2024 around 26,200 and from there corrected around 19% and formed a low around 22,000 in the month of March 2025 and from there have recovered towards 23,800 mark.
A 1,400-point drop may indicate that traders and funds have squared off positions in anticipation of key developments. Experts say the broader market trend remains intact, and investors should not view this as a
