US stocks to Asian markets today: Global market's equity heatmap you should know before trade begins on Dalal Street

Indian markets are set for a weak start as escalating US-Iran tensions and surging crude oil prices weigh on global risk sentiment, with WTI above $92 per barrel and Brent crossing the $100 mark. Gift Nifty indicates a gap-down opening near 23,700 against Nifty's previous close of 23,869.60. Global risk-off mood deepened after Wall Street's steepest decline in a month, with the Nasdaq falling 2.15 percent, while Asian markets traded sharply weaker led by declines of about 2.7 percent each in Nikkei 225 and Kospi.