Sensex Opens Nearly 50 Points Down, Nifty Below 10,700; Coal India, NTPC Fall 2% Each

The domestic stock markets started off the first day of the week on Monday on a negative note. S&P BSE Sensex skidded 43.02 points or 0.12 per cent to trade at 35545.22 in early morning trade. The Nifty50 index tripped 7.25 points or 0.07 per cent to trade at 10,721.55. Asian shares were subdued on Monday ahead of a week packed with major economic events. Movement in the Indian rupee against the US dollar and fluctuations in global crude oil prices will be driving investor sentiments on the key domestic equity indices this week throughout.