Both benchmark indices, the Nifty and the Sensex opened at 0.2 percent lower on Tuesday. The Nifty opened at 24,071.30 and the Sensex opened at 77,086.05. The benchmark indices ended the previous trading session with gains, the Sensex had gained 0.38 percent to close at 77,094.07 while Nifty had gained 0.37 percent to close at 24,102.90 on Monday. However, post noon markets plunged and took cues from Asian markets, where South Korea’s stock exchange triggered a circuit breaker after the KOSPI plunged 9 percent, leading to a 20-minute halt in trading.
