Indian stock market, Aug. 31 -- Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty 50, ended lower for the third straight session on Friday, August 29, as worries over Trump's tariffs and their potential economic impact continued to dampen investor sentiment.

The Sensex declined 271 points, or 0.34%, to finish at 79,809.65, while the Nifty 50 slipped 74 points, or 0.30%, to close at 24,426.85. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices also fell, dropping 0.41% and 0.29%, respectively.

On a weekly basis, the Sensex and Nifty 50 each slipped by nearly 2 per cent, while on a monthly scale, they were down 1.7 per cent and 1.3 per cent, respectively. This marked the second straight month of losses for both indices.

Since July, the Sensex has dr...