Indian stock markets opened flat on Monday and NSE Nifty touched an intraday high of 4072 till 11.30 am. NSE Nifty touched an intraday low of 4004. At 11.40 am, stock markets were trading flat.
After ending the week with a loss of 456 points on Friday (July 11) at 13,469.85, the 30-share index, Sensex today (July 14) opened negatively at 13,322, down 142 points as investors brace for another round of monetary contraction after inflation climbed up to around 12%, and a mixed Asian market providing little comfort.