Stock market crash: TCS, 9 other Nifty stocks hit 52-week lows as global jitters, domestic headwinds deepen sell-off
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), State Bank of India (SBI), and Tata Motors among the ten Nifty 50 stocks hitting fresh 52-week lows as a broad-based sell-off rattled investors.
A sharp decline in IT and financial stocks, coupled with renewed global trade war concerns and sustained foreign investor outflows, dragged the benchmark indices down by over 1%. The Nifty 50 tumbled 1.2% to 22,271.40, while the BSE Sensex sank over 1,000 points, or 1.34%, to 73,602 in early trade.
Among the hardest-hit stocks hitting fresh 52-week lows on the day, TCS fell as much as 4.3% to Rs 3,457, while SBI dropped 1.8% to Rs 691.05. Tata Motors declined 3% to Rs 629, and Larsen & Toubro slid 1.4% to Rs 3,163.05. Bharat Petroleum, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Hero MotoCorp, ITC Ltd, and Power Grid Corporation skidded over 2%, while Asian Paints fell 1.6%.
The sell-off intensified amid growing fears of a prolonged global slowdown and escalating trade tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an earlier-than-expected implementation of 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, while also proposing additional 10% levies on China. The MSCI Asia ex-Japan index dropped 2%, reflecting a broader risk-off sentiment in global markets.
Domestically, investor sentiment remained fragile ahead of key GDP data, with concerns over slowing economic growth adding to the turmoil. The Nifty 50 is now down 15% from its peak five months ago, marking its worst losing streak in 29 years. Smallcap and midcap stocks have been hit even harder,