Next Week: Trump tariffs, FII flow, US Fed policy, and international cues are some of the major factors influencing the Indian stock market.

Following a brief comeback earlier this month, the Indian stock market resumed its downward trajectory in the week that was shortened by holidays, exhibiting a consolidation tone over mixed global cues. Updates on US tariff intentions and retaliatory levies from other nations fueled growing fears of a possible global trade war, which kept investors cautious.

In the third week of March, investors will then keep an eye on a few significant market triggers. The market's course over the next five days will be determined by the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision, Donald Trump's tariff pronouncements, the withdrawal of foreign funds, domestic and international macroeconomic data, and global market cues.

The Sensex and Nifty 50, two domestic market benchmarks, stayed range-bound on Friday but recorded their fifth straight day of losses due to selling in auto, IT, and real estate firms. Heavyweight information technology (IT) equities were severely impacted by the intensifying global trade war, which is having a negative impact on the US economy.

At 73,828.91, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell 200.85 points, or 0.27 percent, with eight of its members closing higher and 22 down. The NSE Nifty ended the day at 22,397.20, down 73.30 points, or 0.33 percent.

Over the course of the week, the Sensex shed 0.68 percent and the Nifty 50 fell 0.69 percent. The weekly losses for the larger mid-caps and small-caps were 2.2% and 3.9%, respectively. BSE-listed companies' market capitalization dropped by ₹1,71,623.67 crore to ₹3,91,12,994.41 crore ($4.49 trillion).