After a highly volatile session in the past few days, Indian equity markets on Friday opened under pressure. The benchmark indices Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex on the last day of the week declined amid rising geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, higher crude oil prices, and cautious investor sentiment.

The Nifty 50 index opened at 25,406.55, down -47.80 points or (-0.19 per cent), while the BSE Sensex also opened lower at 82,272.49, down -225.65 points or -0.27 per cent.