New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- With benchmark indices - Nifty50 and S&P BSE Sensex - being down on Tuesday after a day of hiatus, stock markets closed lower in three of the past four sessions.

Because ofTrump's tariffs, the Indian stock market is expected tostay rangebound in August, said Jashan Arora, Director at Master Trust Group, in aLivemint interview. He said that the markets will struggle to price in geopolitical risk, given Trump's volatile stance.

So, what should the investor's stance be at this stage? Is this the time to relook at the portfolio? Typically,investors are expected to maintain a debt-equity ratio at 30:70, which means keeping the value of equity mutual funds and other stocks at 70 percent ofthe total portfolio and that of d...