BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, tanked in trade on Monday morning. While BSE Sensex went below 77,000, Nifty50 was near 23,250. At 9:20 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 76,843.

Indian benchmarks indices ended lower on Wednesday, as advances in heavyweight financials and oil and gas firms were offset by losses in consumer stocks. Investors stayed cautious ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's three-day monetary policy meeting,

Indian equity markets began Monday’s session on a weak note, opening with a gap-down as cautious sentiment prevailed. The NSE Nifty 50 dropped 210.95 points or 0.9% to 23,271.20, while the BSE Sensex declined 442.02 points or 0.57% to 77,063.94 at the opening bell.