MUMBAI: The Indian stock market opened in the red on Monday as information technology (IT) stocks saw selling pressure.
At 9.29 am, Sensex slipped 242 points or 0.30 per cent at 81, 220 and Nifty declined 63 points or 0.26 per cent at 24, 773.
The Nifty Bank fell 0.28 per cent to 56, 384. The Nifty IT index and Nifty realty were the worst performer among sectoral peers, shedding 0.61 per cent and 2.75 per cent respectively.