Indian blue-chip indices, the Sensex and Nifty50, opened lower for the third straight session on Monday, as concerns over weak earnings and persistent foreign outflows continued to weigh on domestic equities.

Investors would have their eyes fixed on the actions of FIIs amid a flux in the global scenario following Donald Trump's win and China's lacklustre stimulus measures

Indian stock markets opened higher on Monday, driven by gains in Tata Motors and Asian Paints, but traded with caution ahead of key corporate earnings reports. Despite the initial surge, technical indicators suggest continued market volatility and consolidation in the near term.

Domestic benchmark equity indices fell on Friday, closing the week in negative territory. Concerns over weak corporate earnings and continued foreign outflows overshadowed gains in information technology stocks,

The US S&P 500 zoomed past 6,000 points on Friday to a new record while Treasury yields retreated, as investors again cheered Donald Trump's decisive victory, although disappointment about China's latest fiscal support dampened the mood elsewhere.

BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Friday. While BSE Sensex declined over 378 points, Nifty50 was near 24,124.10 with a 0.29 per cent decline. At 9:28 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 79,

Apollo Hospitals, HDFC Life, SBI, and TCS were the only four Nifty50 constituent stocks to manage to settle in the green on Thursday

Tech Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Tech, Titan, and Sun Pharma were among the top gainers on the BSE Sensex, while ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, Maruti Suzuki, NTPC and Tata Motors were the major losers

Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the previous trade session in the red. Nifty 50 closed at 24,199.35, while Sensex ended at 79,541.79. Overnight, Wall Street indices hit fresh record highs after the US Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points,