Geo-politics problems continued to dominate the scene as the Sensex slipped over 88 points in early part on Monday, mirroring worldwide losses.
The weak spot remained for the 1/3 session as the 30-share index fell 88.32 points, or 0.30%, to 29,373.13. plenty of the softness came from metallic, IT, FMCG, technology and automobile.
The gauge had misplaced 326.90 factors in the previous two periods.
Additionally, the NSE Nifty dropped 21.25 points, or 0.23%, to 9,129.55.
Asian shares showed a weak trend after geopolitical muscle-flexing over Syria, Afghanistan and the Korean Peninsula, which weighed on sentiment.
The market was shut on Friday for Ambedkar Jayanti and Good Friday.
While Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down 0.21%, Japan's Nikkei shed 0.31%. The Shanghai Composite index fell 1.02% in early trade today.