Voters gave Tsipras and his Syriza party the benefit of the doubt over a dramatic summer U-turn, when he ditched his anti-austerity platform to secure a new bailout and avert 'Grexit', a Greek exit from the euro zone.
The Athens stock exchange was trading around 19 percent lower by mid-morning on Monday, after falling nearly 23 percent after it reopened for the first time in five weeks.
Greek banking stocks were the worst hit with Alpha Bank, Attica Bank and Eurobank Ergasius, Bank of Piraeus and the National Bank of Greece were all trading around 30 percent lower - the daily volatility limit.
The USD-INR pair is however is stable in a range with RBI presence on both sides. The USD-INR is expected to trade today in a range of 63.40-63.70/dollar, says Mohan Shenoi of Kotak Mahindra Bank.
The impact of a Greek exit will be largely sentimental as far as India is concerned as there is no direct link between Indian and European economies, says Hans Goetti, Head of Investment-Asia, Banque Internationale À Luxembourg.
Eurogroup finance ministers resumed a meeting suspended after nine hours of acrimonious debate on Greece's application for another three-year loan on the basis of reform proposals Tsipras accepted after long resisting.
Currently, the market is supported by strong domestic flows, which are likely to continue going forward too, said Nilesh Shah of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund.
Against a backdrop of capital controls, financial uncertainty and increasing material deprivation, displaying wealth in Greece has become a big faux pas.
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan will defend Rs 65 per dollar levels, after letting the initial shock playout, if safe haven effects strengthen the US Dollar. "We estimate that the RBI can sell USD 15 billion to curtail any undue volatility," BoA ML says in a note.
Sanju Verma CEO, Violet Arc Global Managers expects the earnings to be muted for the next one two quarters but post that one could see change in earnings momentum.
Hans Goetti of Banque Internationale says risk of a contagion is not as high as it was a few years ago and a 'no' outcome does not immediately imply a Grexit.
For further help from creditor nations, Greece must undertake serious structural reforms though it has repeated proven itself incapable of it, Willem H Buiter, global chief economist at Citi says.
Despite fears of a "Grexit," Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said the result was not a mandate to clash with Europe. Meanwhile, Greek citizens celebrated despite uncertainty ahead.
Investors will be keenly watching monsoon and earnings season while 8200 is now a firm bottom for Nifty. With weak IT earnings already getting priced in and monsoon progress fading after strong start, it may be a difficult climb for the bulls though.
But despite fears of a "Grexit," Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said the result was not a mandate to clash with Europe.
Japan's Nikkei 225 fell in early trade, with a stronger local currency taking a toll on export-oriented plays.
Greeks voted on Sunday in a referendum that could determine their future in Europe's common currency, with banks shuttered, the treasury empty and a population desperate, angry and so deeply split that the outcome was too close to call.
In a historic, rushed referendum today that looks too close to call, indebted Greece is voting whether to accept worsening austerity or back the government's rejection, in a gamble that could see it crash out of the euro.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday urged voters to ignore European scaremongering and vote 'No' in this weekend's referendum as polls showed support swinging behind the 'Yes' campaign.
The choice before Greece is stark - it will suffer whether it stays in the eurozone or leaves. If it stays in, it will have to enforce further cuts in expenditures and social security entitlements and raise taxes. If it exits and repudiates part or most of its external debt, it will get no fresh loans from any bank.
As Greece heads for a loan default by Tuesday (30 June), it is not clear how the situation will play out if the default does happen, and the referendum planned on 5 July in Greece endorses the government's refusal to accept the final offer of the creditors.
Nirav Sheth, Edelweiss Financial Services in an interview to CNBC-TV18 shared his views on the impact of the looming Grexit on the Indian equity and currency market.
Bears took charge on Dalal Street as Grexit fears wobbled the market. Equity benchmarks fell 2 percent with the Nifty hovering aorund the 8,200 mark. Bank Nifty led the fall. Broader markets, too, saw sharp losses, falling 2.5 percent each.
All eyes will be on German bond as European markets open later today. Euro plunged to a 1-month low after Greece failed to strike a deal with its international lenders. Euro trades below 1.10 to the dollar.
The European Central Bank could manage those events with existing tools, including the activation of a "hyperactive" level of quantitative easing and purchases of sovereign bank debt on the primary market through the European Stability Mechanism.