The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a gap-down start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 22,093 level, a discount of nearly 167 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Indian stock markets ended flat on Monday, with the Nifty extending its losing streak to the ninth day amid the uncertain global situation. At the end of the trading, the Sensex stood at 73,085.94, down 112.

The Indian stock market ended the first trading session of March in the negative territory. The BSE Sensex settled just over 73K at 73,085.94, tanking more than 100 points, while the NSE Nifty50 ended trading at 22,