From Gift Nifty, US-Iran war to crude oil prices: 8 key things that changed for Indian stock market over weekend

Indian markets are expected to open lower on Monday as an escalating US-Iran conflict pushed Brent crude above $90 a barrel, while Gift Nifty traded around 24,293, indicating a discount of nearly 29 points and a weak start. Friday's session saw Sensex jump 964.58 points to 78,151.45 and Nifty 50 rise 261.55 points to 24,334.30 ahead of Q1 results. Reliance Industries reported Q1FY27 net profit of Rs 20,946 crore, up 23.4% QoQ with double-digit growth across all segments, while major banks including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank also declared June quarter earnings over the weekend.