Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has indicated India may secure zero-duty textile access to the US, matching a tax relief granted to Bangladesh that has put Indian exporters under pressure.
Despite today's decline, in the past one month, these stocks have outperformed the market, surging up to 33 per cent, as against 0.56 per cent rise in the benchmark Sensex.
Textile stocks in focus: Lower reciprocal tariffs and recent trade deals with UK/EU provide multi-year advantage to boost earnings/cashflows by enhancing export base for the sector, believe analysts.
US President Donald Trump said he would lower his 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent after India agreed to stop buying Russian oil
Textile-related stocks rally: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget 2026 proposed to set-up mega textile parks to focus on value addition in technical textiles.
India and the UK have set themselves a target to double trade by 2030, which will help textile companies to diversify in new markets and grab more opportunities in the coming years.