August 8, 2025 12:05 PM

US tariffs on Indian goods “bad policy”, will hurt its own citizens: SBI report

A proposed 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods by the United States could backfire on American interests and hurt its own consumers, the State Bank of India’s research wing has said in a report. The report warns that the imposition of a 25 per cent penalty, along with a suggested additional 25 per cent on trade with India, could be a “bad policy decision” for the US and its citizens. It also makes a strong case for India to continue protecting its farmers from what it calls “predatory pr...

August 8, 2025 9:50 AM

Indian stock market opens lower amid fresh US tariff concerns

Indian benchmark indices opened lower on Friday amid renewed jitters over US tariffs, with early selling pressure seen in the IT and financial services sectors. As of 9:38 am, the Sensex was trading 272.30 points or 0.34 per cent lower at 80,350.96, while the Nifty declined 75.60 points or 0.31 per cent to 24,520.55. According to analysts, the market remains both technically and fundamentally weak. The Nifty’s pattern of continuous lower lows is a bearish technical indicator. On the fundamen...