NIFTY50, SENSEX: Asian markets, FII moves, crude oil, gold prices, key things to know before opening bell on June 1

NSE data showed that the GIFT NIFTY futures were trading 0.23% higher at 23,744 points ahead of the opening bell on Monday, as investors were focused on potential gains from the benchmark indices, which closed around 1.5% lower during Friday’s trading session.

The NIFTY50 closed 1.5% lower at 23,547.75 points after Friday’s trading session, compared to 23,907 points at the previous market close, as per the exchange data.

Meanwhile, the SENSEX closed 1.44% lower at 74,775.74 points after the trading session on May 29, compared to 75,867.80 points at the previous market close, according to BSE data.

The indices witnessed major selling pressure from foreign investors due to MSCI’s index rebalancing moves, along with a lack of fresh positive cues in the market to add support other than the domestic buying.

Key focus of the stock market investors will remain on any positive commentary from the West Asia front, along with the highly volatile oil prices, as the global market sentiment continues to drive domestic equities.

Latest reports showed that there have been no developments from the negotiations in West Asia, as investors around the world continue to wait for any positive cues after the US cabinet meeting last week. However, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, over the weekend said that the US military is ready to resume combat if needed.

In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump said that “most” of the agreement between the two countries is on Iran holding Nuclear power as America continues to push for no nuclear weapons in the Gulf nation.

Key things to know before market opens today

Asian market cues

Stock market investors in Asia on Monday were trading based on mixed market sentiment, with no clear signs of a peace deal in West Asia and the Japanese 10-year bond yields rising to their highest level since 1996.

According to MarketWatch data, Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 1.01% at 66,999 points, the Hong Kong-based Hang Seng was up 0.72% at 25,361 points, and the Singapore-based FTSE was up 0.98% at 5,037 points as of Monday’s market session.

In contrast, China’s Shanghai Composite was down 0.25% at 4,058 points, dragged down by stocks like Shanghai SupeZet Engineering Tech, Suzhou Everbright, Beijing Jingneng Power, etc.

FII movements

During Friday’s trading session last week, foreign investors sold a whopping ₹21,105 crore worth of assets from the Indian stock market in a single day across the exchanges amid MSCI’s rebalancing move, while the domestic buyers added support.

Domestic investors purchased ₹16,764 crore worth of assets across the exchanges on Friday, limiting the losses for the benchmark indices to the tune of 1.5% during the final hours of the trading session.

So far, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have sold a total of ₹29,484 crore worth of assets across classes from the Indian market in May 2026.

Oil prices today

Crude oil prices were trading higher on Monday’s market, India time, as global investors witnessed no signs of a potential peace deal between the United States and Iran despite negotiations during the whole of last week, amid a fragile ceasefire agreement.

At 7:46 am (IST), the Brent crude oil futures were trading 2.5% higher at $93.41 per bbl on Monday, compared to $92.05 per bbl at the previous stock market close, according to Investing.com data.

Brent crude oil prices have dropped 2.8% in the last five trading sessions and 13% in the last one month. Yet the energy rates have risen 28% in the last three months in the global market, as per the exchange data.

US-based WTI crude oil prices were trading 2.8% higher at $89.81 per bbl as of 7:50 am (IST) on Monday, compared to $87.36 per bbl at the previous commodity market close.

Gold prices today

In the global market, the New York Mercantile Exchange-based COMEX data showed that the gold prices were trading 0.63% lower at $4,563.30 per ounce as of 9:35 pm (ET) in the United States, compared to $4,593 per ounce at the previous market close.

Gold prices were trading lower against a higher US dollar demand in the market. Traders are likely to buy less gold when the benchmark US greenback currency trades higher, as the buyers will get lower quality at a higher price.

Bloomberg US dollar spot index (DYX) was up 0.13% at 99.073 as of 9:35 pm (ET), compared to the previous currency market close.

The exchange data also showed that gold prices have risen nearly 1% in the last five market sessions, but the rates were down 1.42% in the past one month, and over 13% in the last three months.