Indian equity benchmarks settled lower for a fourth straight session on Monday as investors pulled back from riskier assets after comments from the Kremlin partially dampened hopes of a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine standoff.

Dear Trader… In an extreme volatile trading session, Indian equity benchmarks ended lower for the fourth consecutive session on Monday. Except bank, all other sectoral indices ended in red with Oil & Gas, Metal, Utilities and Basic Materials down the most. Key gauges made weak start, as traders got anxious