From Gift Nifty to crude oil prices: 7 key things that changed for Indian stock market overnight

Indian benchmarks Sensex and Nifty 50 are expected to open higher on Monday, supported by a 5% fall in crude oil prices after the US and Iran paused hostilities over the weekend. Gift Nifty was trading around 23,934, about 127.5 points above the previous Nifty futures close, indicating a gap-up start. Brent crude slipped to around $92 per barrel while WTI dropped to about $85 per barrel; Asian markets traded in the green and US stock futures rose, with Nasdaq 100 futures gaining 1.2%. Meanwhile, about 68 companies, including Bharat Electronics, Coal India, Indus Towers, Coforge, Canara Bank and Tata Power, are scheduled to report Q1FY26 results today.