BENGALURU: India’s blue-chips opened flat on Monday, as a rise in bank stocks led by ICICI Bank offset a roiled sentiment due to widening conflict in the Middle East.

Mounting US rate worries drag Indian shares to weekly losses

The NSE Nifty 50 index was down 0.05% at 19,532.80 as of 9:17 a.m. IST, and the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.01% to 65,396.95.