Thirty-nine stocks of the NSE index's 50 constituents finished the day in positive territory. "There was initial euphoria over Friday's announcement but there were fears of trade war concerns that led to investors exiting positions," said Siddhartha Khemka, head of retail research at Motilal Oswal Securities.
"Trump's comments have seemed to have calmed nerves and domestic sentiments are positive because of the government's announcement and things are going to start looking up." On Friday, India's finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, outlined a raft of measures in an attempt to lift consumer sentiment and promised more actions soon to revive slowing economic growth.