Indian stock market benchmarks opened lower on Monday amid declining global risk appetite due to trade concerns. The Sensex fell 532.80 points to 83,032.55, while Nifty 50 dropped 169.45 points to 25,526, indicating a sluggish start for the week.

The Sensex crashed nearly 700 points, or 0.80%, to an intraday low of 82,898.31, while the Nifty 50 dropped to 25,494.35 during the session, falling by nearly 0.80%. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices also fell by up to a per cent.

Breakout stocks to buy or sell: Sumeet Bagadia recommends five shares to buy today — UPL, Tech Mahindra, BoB, JSW Steel, Grasim

Stock market today: Experts have recommended these eight shares to buy today — AU Small Finance Bank, LTIMindtree, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance, IEX, Bharti Airtel, HCL Technologies, Coforge, and Mishra Dhatu

Buy or sell: Vaishali Parekh recommends three stocks to buy today — HPCL, HDFC Bank, and Federal Bank

Stocks to buy under ₹100: Sumeet Bagadia recommends three shares to buy on Monday — Yes Bank, Sagility, and HFCL

Buy or sell: Ganesh Dongre recommends three stocks to buy on Monday — Wockhardt, LT, and HDFC Bank.

According to Ponmudi R, CEO, Enrich Money, Indian markets head into the new week with a cautious but stock-specific tone, as investors balance domestic earnings cues against global macro and geopolitical developments.

Stocks to buy under ₹200: Mehul Kothari of Anand Rathi recommends two shares to buy on Monday — Bank of India, Samvardhana Motherson International, and Indian Oil Corporation.