Monday Blues On D-Street: Sensex Falls 700 Points, Nifty Slides 1% — Key Factor(s) At Play

The Indian stock market and the rupee tumbled on Monday alongside their Asian peers as US President Donald Trump unleashed the global trade war with levies of 25% on Canada and Mexico and 10% on China.Indian benchmark indices — NSE Nifty 50 and 30-stock Sensex — fell as much as 1.03% and 0.94%, respectively, in Monday's early trade. The broader market fell in line with the benchmark indices. Metal, energy and oil and gas sectors led ...