Wall Street Bleeds as Trump’s Tariff Spree Sends Nasdaq Crashing Over 4%

US markets nosedived with S&P 500 slumping 3.46% and Nasdaq tumbling 4.31%, as investor fears intensified over Trump’s escalating tariff moves and US-China trade tensions.

New York, April 11 – US stock markets suffered a brutal selloff on Thursday, driven by renewed anxiety over President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff measures. All major indices recorded steep losses, with tech and energy stocks leading the plunge.

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The S&P 500 fell 188.85 points, or 3.46%, to 5,268.05, while the Nasdaq Composite nosedived 737.66 points, or 4.31%, to 16,387.31. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1,014.79 points, or 2.50%, closing at 39,593.66.

Among the 11 key sectors on the S&P 500, only consumer staples remained resilient, while technology and energy sectors recorded the sharpest drops, according to Reuters.

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The market rout came just a day after Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs, which briefly sent markets soaring. The S&P 500 had jumped 9.5% on Wednesday — its biggest one-day rally since October 2008 — while the Nasdaq had surged 12.2%, posting its second-highest daily gain ever.

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However, that optimism quickly faded when Trump reaffirmed a 10% blanket tariff on nearly all US imports and raised duties on Chinese goods, pushing total tariffs on China to a staggering 145%, as per the White House statement to CNBC.

Stock Impact:

The market meltdown hit tech giants hardest.

Apple shares fell 4.24%
Nvidia plunged 5.91%
Tesla tanked 7.27%
Advanced Micro Devices also saw heavy selling.
The once-buoyant “Magnificent Seven” AI-driven stocks declined between 2.3% and 7.3%.

Used-car retailer CarMax slumped 17% after missing fourth-quarter profit expectations.

Currency & Bond Markets:

The US dollar dropped sharply, hitting a 10-year low against the Swiss franc (down 3.89%), while also weakening against the euro (up 2.23%) and Japanese yen (down 2.07%).

Yields on US Treasury notes also softened:

10-year yield eased to 4.386%
2-year yield fell more steeply to 3.843%

Inflation Update:

In a surprising twist, US consumer prices edged down 0.1% in March, the first monthly drop since May 2020, driven by lower gasoline and used vehicle prices. Year-on-year, the CPI rose 2.4%, easing from 2.8% in February.

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