Indian equity benchmarks declined after the rupee breached 73 per dollar mark for the first time.
The S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.5 percent or 198 points to 36,628 and the NSE Nifty 50 Index declined 0.6 percent or 71 points to 10,937.
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■ Asian markets opened mixed as investors weighed continuing trade tensions between the US and China. Over the weekend US stock indices closed mostly higher on gains in energy stocks.