Indian equity benchmarks are likely to make a muted start on Monday amid a largely negative trend across other Asian markets. At 7:50 am, Singapore Exchange (SGX) Nifty futures -- an early indicator of the Nifty index -- were down 32 points or 0.2 percent at 17,458.

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Corporate earnings will remain on investors' radar. Nalco and TVS Motor are due to post their quarterly numbers on Monday.

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