Mumbai, July 18 -- The Indian stock market opened flat on Friday as weak investor sentiment continued due to sustained selling by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) and a subdued earnings season in the IT sector.

The Nifty 50 index opened at 25,108.55, witnessing a marginal dip of 2.90 points or 0.01 per cent. Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex began the session at 82,193.62, declining by 65.62 points or 0.08 per cent.

Experts attributed the weak market opening to the ongoing disappointing earnings season.

Ajay Bagga, Banking and Market Expert, told ANI, "India is seeing continued FPI selling and another underwhelming earnings season for IT so far. As more bellwethers come out with their earnings, the guidance for the rest of the year and the n...