Mumbai: India's domestic equity benchmarks opened cautiously lower on Friday, with investors eyeing the Reserve Bank of India's policy announcement and Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit for bilateral talks.

The Nifty 50 commenced at 25,999.80, down 33.95 points or 0.13 per cent, while the BSE Sensex started at 85,125.48, shedding 139.84 points or 0.16 per cent, as market participants awaited the central bank's forward guidance.

Banking expert Ajay Bagga told ANI the Governor's remarks will be pivotal, covering interest rate direction, disinflation sustainability, and growth outlook. "The market will be parsing the Governor's statement not just for the rate, but also for the forward guidance on the sustainability of disinflation and the RBI's comfort level with the current growth

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