Why are the stock markets falling? No, Trump's tariffs are not to blame

Stock Market Fall Key Factors: The BSE Sensex fell more than 1,400 points, or 1.9%, on Friday (February 28), a dramatic intensification of the slide in stock values seen since February 4. Since that date, the Sensex has fallen from levels of 78,500 to 73,000. The index has shed 6.7% this year so far. Anish Tawakley, Co-CIO, Equity, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, said high valuations and slowdown in the Indian economy have led to an outflow of funds by foreign portfolio investors and the fall in markets - not the threats of trade tariffs by the Donald Trump administration. However,…