Indian equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, tanked in trade on Monday driven by global cues. This crash was influenced by mixed signals from regional markets and driven by losses in index heavyweights such as Reliance Industries,

Equity benchmark indices tumbled nearly 1.5% on Monday due to heavy selling in frontline stocks Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank amid rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East and weakness in Japanese markets.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a negative start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 26,305 level, a discount of nearly 40 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

A combination of global uncertainties and domestic profit booking has led to the recent stock market decline. Most stocks are trading in red.

The broader market faced selling pressure, though not as severe as the benchmarks. The BSE Midcap index declined by 0.4 percent, while the Smallcap index fell by 0.2 percent.

The retreat comes on the back of consecutive fresh highs breached by the benchmarks Sensex and Nifty in the last couple of weeks

Sensex fell 700.29 points, or 0.82 per cent, to 84,871.56, with the BSE market capitalisation m-cap falling 3.15 lakh crore to Rs 474.77 lakh crore. A total of 2,101 listed stocks on BSE fell, while only 1,

Indian stock market opened lower with Nifty 50 down 0.45% and BSE Sensex falling 0.42%. Experts predict increased volatility due to the upcoming US elections.

India's main stock indices, Sensex and Nifty, started the week with little movement today. This is due to mixed signals from global markets. At the start of trading, the Sensex dropped by 290 points,