India, April 4 -- The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty plummeted on Friday after a massive sell-off took place triggered by fears of a global trade war following Donald Trump's tariff announcement on US imports.

Sensex dipped by 930.67 points, or 1.22 per cent, settling at 75,364.69, while Nifty declined by 345.65, or 1.49 per cent, closing at 22, 904.45.

The sell-off also affected markets on Thursday, when the Sensex fell by 322.08 points to close at 76,295.36, and Nifty fell by 82.25 points to settle at 23,250.10.

Prashanth Tapse, senior vice president (research) at Mehta Equities Ltd, told news agency PTI, that investors were spooked due to the reciprocal tariffs announced by Trump, which would likely fuel recession and drive inflation upwa...