Carolyn Nar

Investment Analyst

(GBSN)- Global stock markets opened sharply lower on Thursday, April 3, 2025, primarily due to the tariff war launched by US President Donald Trump.

This measure generated a «Black Thursday» in Asian and European stock markets, spreading pessimism to the American opening.

Here’s a summary of how some of the major markets opened:

Asia:

– The Indian market (Nifty 50) opened with a slight drop of 0.38%.

– Asian stock markets in general closed sharply lower, following concerns about Trump’s tariffs. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo also closed lower.

Europe:

– European stock markets opened with significant declines, averaging around 2%.

– The Amsterdam AEX opened the day with a sharp drop of 1.51%.

– The Austrian ATX also opened the session with a 1.82% drop.

– The Spanish Ibex 35 fell over 1.5%.

– The German DAX opened with a loss of 2.2%.

– The French CAC 40 fell around 2.19%.

– The London FTSE 100 also experienced losses, exceeding 1.4%.

– The EURO STOXX 50 showed a decline of more than two percentage points.

– The Italian FTSE MIB fell nearly 1.9%.

– The Swiss SMI underperformed, falling 2%.

– The Danish OMXC25 fell as much as 3.4%.

 America:

– Futures for the major U.S. stock indices pointed to a negative opening, reflecting fears of the consequences of the tariffs. Declines of 3.4% were projected for the S&P 500 and 3.8% for the Nasdaq.

– Markets in Canada and Mexico were more cautious, assessing the potential economic implications.

In summary, the opening of the stock markets on April 3, 2025, was marked by strong negative sentiment globally, driven primarily by trade tensions generated by the new U.S. tariff measures.

It is crucial to remember that financial markets are inherently volatile and influenced by a multitude of factors that can emerge suddenly and unexpectedly.

These factors can include economic, political, social, technological, and even natural disasters.

Therefore, any summary or analysis of the current market situation is simply a snapshot at a given point in time and cannot reliably predict future movements.

There is always the possibility of unexpected and significant changes in asset prices.