Indian stock markets opened lower on Friday as weak global trends and sharp declines in Asian markets pulled down the Sensex and Nifty after a two-day rally

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Friday after a two-day rally dragged by weak global market trends.

The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 285.28 points to 85,347.40 in opening trade. Read More

The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 82.6 points to 26,109.55.

From the Sensex firms, ICICI Bank, Eternal, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Power Grid were among the major laggards.

However, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Titan, and Asian Paints were among the gainers.

In Asian markets , South Korea's Kospi, Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index were

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