Stock markets decline in early trade amid renewed tensions in West Asia, higher crude oil prices

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Monday as renewed tensions in West Asia triggered a rebound in crude oil prices.

Weak trends in the global markets and foreign fund outflows also dented investors' sentiment during the initial trading, market analysts said.

The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 226.60 points to 77,028.56 during initial trade.