Dalal Street Plunges: 50% Tariff Shock Sparks Broad-Based Selloff as Realty & IT Stocks Lead Bloodbath
Markets reel as tariff tsunami hits Dalal Street—wiping out gains faster than a crypto flash crash.
The 50% hammer blow triggered panic selling across sectors, with real estate and technology stocks taking the hardest punches. Portfolio managers scrambled while algorithmic traders amplified the downward spiral.
Realty giants saw valuations evaporate like meme coin promises, while IT firms faced their worst session since the dot-com bubble—proving once again that traditional markets aren't immune to policy-induced chaos.
Welcome to regulated finance: where government interventions create more volatility than any decentralized protocol ever could.
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Top gainers & losers today
Among the Sensex firms, Hero Motocorp traded with over 1 per cent gains, Asian Paints, Titan, Bajaj Finance and Adani Enterprises followed with marginal increase.
On the flip side, Shriram Finance, HCL Tech, Infosys, TCS and Power Grid depreciated 1-4 per cent.
The market reflected a weak sentiment with more declines than gains. Out of 2,975 stocks traded on the National Stock Exchange, 1,832 ended lower, while 1,054 advanced and 89 remained unchanged, showing a negative market breadth. A total of 27 stocks such as Lumax, Eicher Motors, TVS Motor and Uno Minda, touched their 52-week high, whereas 68 stocks featuring AIA Engineering, Equitas Bank, Khadim and Jindal Saw, slipped to a 52-week low, further highlighting bearish pressure.
Meanwhile, 52 stocks, including JP Power and NACL, were locked in the upper circuit, and 69 stocks hit the lower circuit, indicating sharp movements in select counters. The overall market capitalisation stood at ₹445.99 lakh crore (around $5.08 trillion), backed by a growing investor base of over 23.28 crore registered participants.
On the BSE, Vardhman Textiles, Ola Electric, Advanced Enzyme Technologies, JP Power and Sudarshan Chemicals soared 5-9 per cent. IndiGo, CSB Bank, Eclerx Services, Rallis and Olectra Greentech fell 4-5 per cent.
Textile, leather, gems and jewellery stocks remained in focus due to tariffs. Defence stocks also traded in the negative range.
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Midcap & smallcap movers
Ola Electric (+9%), Waaree Energies, Kalyan Jewellers, Petronet and Voltas led the gainers of Nifty midcap 100, while Bharti Hexacom, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, ATGL, Page Industries and Phoenix Mills depreciated 3-4 per cent.
Under the smallcap segment, ACE, Godfrey Phillips, HBL Engineering, Swan Energy and KPIL gained 1-3 per cent. First Cry, Sagility, CESC, India Mart and Angel One fell 3-4 per cent.
Published on August 28, 2025
Companies to follow- Hero MotoCorp Ltd
- Titan Company Ltd
- Bajaj Finance Ltd
- Adani Enterprises Ltd
- Asian Paints Ltd
- HCL Technologies Ltd
- Infosys Ltd
- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
- Eicher Motors Ltd
