Mumbai, Aug. 22 -- Indian stock markets opened on a cautious note in negative territory on Friday as investors turned wary ahead of the implementation of impending US tariffs, alongside weak global cues and no progress in the Ukraine conflict.

The benchmark Nifty 50 index opened at 25,064.15, slipping by 19.60 points or 0.08 per cent, while the BSE Sensex started the session at 81,957.74, down by 42.97 points or 0.05 per cent.

Market experts highlighted that the sentiment remains fragile, with traders unwilling to take aggressive positions.

Ajay Bagga, Banking and Market Expert, told ANI, "Indian markets will find it difficult to sustain the last week's minor upmove. US punitive tariffs seem slated to go into effect on Aug 27th, with U...