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.

Sentiment on the Nifty 50 has shifted towards the bearish side, indicating further weakness from the current levels.

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.

India stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Auto, Banking and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 lost 1.41%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index fell 1.

On the last trading day of the month, Monday, September 30, Dalal Street's trading got off to a bad start. In the morning session, the S&P BSE Sensex fell more than 999.95 points, amounting to 1.17 per cent,

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.

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,

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,