Mumbai, July 13 - Indian equities markets started trade on a weak note Monday, with a key index opening lower than its last closing figure, and ruling 205 points in the red about five minutes into trading.

The 30-scrip index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened lower at 13,405.95 points, was at 13,298.35 - 205.87 points or 1.52 percent below Friday's closing figure.

Around the same time, the S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), too, was ruling in the red at 3,954.05 points, down 1.25 percent.

Broader market indices were also under pressure, with the BSE midcap index trading 1.63 percent lower and the BSE smallcap index moving down 1.89 percent.