India's GIFT Nifty on the NSE International Exchange was up 0.1% to 20,186.5 by 0755 IST.
Asian stock markets fell on Monday as China's key property sector continues to remain under stress even after positive data from the country showed signs of stabilization. [MKTS/GLOB]
Meanwhile, markets are betting that the Fed will stand pat on rates at its Sept. 19-20 and investors will look for clues on the central bank's monetary policy outlook.
On the domestic front, the Nifty 50 and Sensex gained nearly 2% each last week and are expected to continue their stellar run.
The more domestically-focussed small- and mid-caps have been volatile after hitting record highs on account of fears of stretched valuations, according to analysts.
Separately, foreign investors bought 1.64 billion rupees ($19.74 million) worth of shares on a net basis on Friday, while their domestic peers bought 19.39 billion rupees worth of equity, according to stock exchange data.
STOCKS TO WATCH
** Bharat Electronics: Bharat Electronics receives orders worth 30 billion rupees
** Axis Bank: Investment banking unit co-CEO Chirag Negandhi resigns
** HFCL Ltd: HFCL received order worth 10.15 billion rupees.
** Tata Steel: Reaches deal with UK government for investment in the UK steel industry.
** Dhanlaxmi Bank: Independent Director Sridhar Kalyanasundaram resigns from the board
($1 = 83.0990 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Archishma Iyer in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)