New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- The Indian stock market saw a brief respite on Monday after eight consecutive sessions of losses. However, the rally was short-lived as frontline indices came under fresh selling pressure on Tuesday. The market remains under stress due to weak corporate earnings, economic uncertainty, sustained selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs), high valuations ahead of the new financial year, and global macroeconomic concerns.

Just today, Sensex lost 466 points to hit the day's low of 75,531.01 while the broader Nifty declined 157 points to its intra-day low of 22,802.40.

One of the primary reasons for the continued downturn in the market is the escalating global trade tensions stemming from former US President Don...