Indian stock market opened in red on Thursday, with Sensex and Nifty falling amid persistent FII selling and other headwinds.
At 9:22 am, Sensex traded 300 pts lower, below the 74,100 level; meanwhile, Nifty 50 dropped over 50 pts to trade below 23,350. This came as India VIX, which measures volatility in markets, jumped 6% to 16.28.