MarketBuzz Podcast With Ekta Batra: Sensex, Nifty likely to make gap-down opening today; SGX Nifty futures drop

Indian equity benchmarks are likely to make a weak start on Tuesday tracking losses in global markets amid concerns about the Omicron variant of COVID-19. At 8:35 am, Nifty futures trading on Singapore Exchange -- an early indicator of the Nifty50 index -- were down 166 points or one percent at 17,303, suggesting a gap-down opening ahead on Dalal Street.