Sensex, Nifty Dip Amid Cautious Trade; Gold, Silver Soar; Rupee Weakens

• Indian equity markets opened flat with a negative bias; Sensex down 36.71 points, Nifty slipped 12 points.
• Bajaj Finance, Eternal, Sun Pharma, TCS, Tata Steel, HCLTech declined; BEL, Titan, NTPC, Power Grid, ICICI Bank gained.
• Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices showed modest strength.
• Gold and Silver prices rose, with Silver futures jumping over 3% on MCX.
• Indian Rupee opened 7 paise weaker at 89.86/$ against the US dollar.

Why It Matters: Indian markets saw a cautious start with minor dips, while precious metals gained and the Rupee weakened.