From Gift Nifty, crude oil prices to gold rate: 8 key things that changed for Indian stock market over weekend

Indian benchmarks Sensex and Nifty 50 closed higher on Friday, extending gains to a third consecutive session, with Sensex up 0.34% at 77,763.91 and Nifty 50 up 0.39% at 24,270.85. Gift Nifty traded around 24,346, indicating a flat opening on Monday amid mixed Asian cues and higher US stock futures. OPEC agreed to raise output targets by 188,000 barrels per day from August, weighing on crude oil, while gold held near a two-week high and the US dollar steadied near a two-week low on easing Fed rate hike bets.