Mumbai/IBNS, April 25 -- The Indian benchmark indices opened on a negative note on Thursday (Apr 25), following global peers down as a rout in tech stocks dragged the US benchmark indices down after disappointing forecasts by Facebooks parent Meta.

At the opening bell, Nifty was down 53.50 points (0.24 percent) at 22,348.90 and Sensex was down 181.27 points (0.25 percent) at 73,671.67. About 1,272 shares advanced, 865 shares declined, and 144 shares remained unchanged.

Some major gainers on Nifty 50 were Axis Bank, Eicher Motors, HCLTech, Sun Pharma and Nestle India, while Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tata Consumer Products, LTIMintree, HUL, and Titan, were among the top drags.

Meanwhile, Axis Bank, HCLTech, HDFC Bank, Sun Pharma, and IndusInd...