The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a gap-down start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 22,932 level, a discount of nearly 180 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Indian equity indices opened Monday’s trading session gap-down. The NSE Nifty 50 opened 171 points, or 0.74%, lower at 22,921.20, while the BSE Sensex fell 490.03 points, or 0.64%, to open at 75,700.43.

Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the previous trade session higher. Nifty 50 closed at 23,155.35, while Sensex ended at 76,404.99. Overnight, Wall Street indices ended higher. Asian stocks were mixed in early trade today.