An additional import duty of 26 per cent was announced on Indian goods entering the U.S. From the Sensex firms, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Eternal, ICICI Bank, and Sun Pharma were among the laggards. However, Trent, Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever, Bajaj Finserv, and HDFC Bank were among the gainers. In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite index Hong Kong's Hang Seng quoted lower while South Korea's Kospi traded higher. The US markets ended in the positive territory on Friday. "Concerns surrounding a US-India trade deal and the fallout of Sebi's report on Jane Street will be influencing market movement today (Monday). There are reports of a possible interim trade deal between US and India before the July 9th tariff deadline.