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Why Blink Charging (BLNK) Shares Are Sliding Today

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What Happened?

Shares of EV charging infrastructure provider Blink Charging (NASDAQ: BLNK) fell 6% in the afternoon session after a broad market sell-off was triggered as the U.S. President threatened a massive tariff increase on China. 

This escalation in trade tensions between the world's two largest economies led to widespread declines in the stock market. The president cited trade hostility and restrictions on rare earth exports as reasons for the potential new tariffs. The negative sentiment impacted major indices, with the S&P 500 falling 1.5% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 456 points, pulling individual stocks like Blink Charging down as well.

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What Is The Market Telling Us

Blink Charging’s shares are extremely volatile and have had 79 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.

The previous big move we wrote about was 2 days ago when the stock gained 5.3% on the news that the stock's positive momentum continued as the company announced its UK subsidiary was selected to install, own, and operate 184 electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the Wakefield district. 

This project, part of a regional effort to achieve net-zero emissions, was supported by a £282,000 investment from the UK government's Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund. The plan included installing 54 on-street and 130 off-street chargers over the next two years. The deal transferred the full responsibility for installation and operation to Blink, with a focus on areas that previously had limited access to charging stations. This expansion of its public charging network in the UK was seen as a positive development for the company's growth.

Blink Charging is up 37.9% since the beginning of the year, but at $2.07 per share, it is still trading 17.2% below its 52-week high of $2.50 from October 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Blink Charging’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $225.64.

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