A wave of panic swept through global financial markets on Monday triggering sharp sell-offs across Asia and sending Indian stocks into a freefall. Investors scrambled to digest the economic fallout of escalating trade tensions between the United States and China, as tit-for-tat tariff announcements fuelled fears of a looming global recession.
In India, benchmark indices opened deep in the red. The Sensex plunged by over 3,000 points while Nifty 50 sank below the 21,900 mark, reflecting the scale of investor anxiety. The rout erased over Rs 16 lakh crore from the combined market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies.
But amid the financial chaos, humour made its way online. Social media platforms were flooded with memes — from traders clutching their heads to tongue-in-cheek "Orange Monday" jokes comparing the market meltdown to Donald Trump's signature hairdo.
One user wrote, "They're saying Orange is the New Black Monday," drawing parallels to the infamous ‘Black Monday' of 1987.
they're saying Orange is the New Black Monday 🟠📉 pic.twitter.com/7OS84B4pe9
April 6, 2025Another user wrote, "Enjoy the Orange Monday everyone. Let the games begin."
Enjoy the Orange Monday everyone. Let the games begin. https://t.co/7KyDep50VS pic.twitter.com/K7IfyLtWD1
April 6, 2025One user also compared the crash to Chennai Super Kings' current standing in the IPL. At present, CSK is in the ninth spot in the IPL 2025 points table.
AdvertisementCSK se bhi neeche portfolio gir gayi. #stockmarketcrash pic.twitter.com/1tPkBkEq6r
April 7, 2025Here Are Few Other Stock Market Crash Memes:
"Tariffs are a beautiful beautiful thing..."
April 7, 2025
— Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/0Dy3iwP1CjPortfolio dekhte huye 😭#stockmarketcrash #Nifty pic.twitter.com/JisRmm5xw6
April 7, 2025Zindagi maut na ban jaye
April 7, 2025
Sambhalo yaaro#Nifty #stockmarketcrash pic.twitter.com/4JKpNvgRZRNifty today... pic.twitter.com/BlgEHY2swG
April 7, 2025#Nifty Stock market these days pic.twitter.com/ve4PgDahrg
April 5, 2025Me after seeing my portfolio nowadays:#stockmarketcrash #Nifty pic.twitter.com/JcvOp3ig4G
April 7, 2025Buy the dip? This dip is deep enough to find oil my friend.
April 7, 2025Deepak Shenoy, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Mind, stated, "It's gonna be a crazy day."
It's gonna be a crazy day.
April 7, 2025Across Asia, losses were brutal. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 7.1%. Taiwan's benchmark index plummeted nearly 10%, while South Korea's Kospi slid 5.5%. Australia's ASX 200 suffered a 6.3% drop, and Singapore's index tumbled 8.5%.
The meltdown followed Wall Street's catastrophic close on Friday, April 4, where the S&P 500 shed 6%, the Dow Jones lost 5.5% and the Nasdaq dropped 5.8% — its worst single-day drop since the COVID-19 crash.
AdvertisementThe latest blow came after Beijing announced a sweeping 34% tariff on all US imports, effective April 10, in response to Trump's new trade measures.
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