Reliance and metal stocks dragged Indian equity benchmarks down in the opening session on Monday.
At 9:25 am, the Sensex was 100 points in the red at 40,585 and the Nifty fell 0.19% to trade at 11,907.
JSW Steel, Reliance, Tata Steel, Hero Moto Corp and Hindalco were the top five Nifty losers.
Most Asian markets were trading lower as well.