Indian benchmark indices are likely to open on a firm note on October 13, tracking GIFT Nifty, which was trading higher at around 22,415.50 in early trade.
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After rebounding in the previous session, Indian equity benchmarks came under renewed selling pressure on October 12, with the Nifty slipping towards 22,300 amid losses in IT, FMCG and financial stocks.
At close, the Sensex was down 547.65 points or 0.76 percent at 71,924.68, and the Nifty was down 157.10 points or 0.70 percent at 22,363.35.
Broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices, with the Nifty Midcap index ending flat, while the Nifty Smallcap index advanced 1.4%.