Sensex and Nifty50 likely to open lower today — SBI shares in the spotlight

Indian equity benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 are likely to start the five-session trading week lower on Monday. Singapore Exchange (SGX) Nifty futures — an early indicator of the Nifty index — fell as much as 82 points or 0.5 percent to 17,341.5. The stock market will remain shut on Tuesday for Muharram.