Mumbai, July 21 (IANS): A key index of the Indian markets opened weak Tuesday, moving down 103 points from its last closing figure about 45 minutes into trading after opening in the green.
The 30-scrip index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened higher at 15,218.83 points, was at 15,087.5 -- 103.51 points or 0.68 percent lower than Monday's closing figure.
Around the same time, the S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) too was ruling in the red at 4,474.25 points, down 0.62 percent.
Broader market indices were also under pressure, with the BSE midcap index trading 0.37 percent lower and the BSE smallcap index moving down 0.54 percent.