New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The Indian stock market has been reeling under selling pressure, with both the benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, trading lower for the sixth consecutive session on Friday, weighed down by concerns over higher tariffs on Indian goods imposed by the US President Donald Trump.

However, the genuine strain on Indian markets stems from a more profound, domestic slowdown, overshadowing the distractions of Trump tariffs, experts believe. With a lack of significant earnings growth, sluggish consumer spending, and persistent outflow of foreign funds, markets are aimlessly fluctuating without any strong triggers to move clearly in either direction.

Market analysts believe that the benchmarks have overlooked three signifi...