Sensex and Nifty kickstarted the week on a negative note amid lack of directional cues. Selling pressure was seen in financial, metal, real estate stocks. IT shares bucked the trend. Adani Ports was top laggard, down 10%. Bajaj Finance, CIL, SBI, NTPC, Hindalco and Bajaj Finserv among other losers. Infosys was top gainer, up 1%. RIL, Divi's, Eicher Motors, Wipro, TCS and Shree Cement were among other top performers. Fear gauge VIX surged 3%.