Stock market today, April 8 -- Following weak global market sentiments on Donald Trump's tariffs, the Indian stock market witnessed exceptional volatility on Monday. The Nifty 50 index opened with a dramatic 5% gap down, marking the steepest opening decline since March 23, 2020. However, the frontline index demonstrated remarkable resilience at the day's low and finished 742 points or 3.24% lower at 22,161. The BSE Sensex ended 2,226 points lower at 73,137. The Bank Nifty index lost 1,642 points and closed at 49,860. The broad market also experienced Black Monday as the BSE Small-cap index crashed 4.13%, while the Mid-cap index nosedived 3.46%. The Indian volatility index VIX skyrocketed over 65% and finished at 22.79.

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