NIFTY50, SENSEX today: Wall Street cues, FII activity, key things to know before markets open on April 13

The Indian equity benchmarks are set to stage a gap down opening on Monday, April 13, as indicated by GIFT NIFTY futures. NIFTY futures at GIFT City in Ahmedabad declined 336 points or 1.39% to 23,765 amid weak cues from Asian markets after ceasefire talks between United States and Iran ended without an agreement over the weekend.

The Indian equity benchmarks resumed their up move on Friday after day’s pause in previous session and posted their best weekly gain in over five years as sentiment improved after United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire earlier this week. The SENSEX ended 919 points higher at 77,550 and NIFTY50 index advanced 275 points to close at 24,050.60.

Asian markets

Asian markets were trading sharply lower on Monday as crude oil prices jumped above $100 per barrel after ceasefire talks between US Vice President JD Vance and Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf failed to reach an agreement over the weekend in Islamabad.

Japan's Nikkei dropped 0.92%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.13%, China's Shanghai Composite declined 0.22% and South Korea's KOSPI fell 1.3%.

Wall Street update

US stocks largely ended lower on Friday as Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.56%, S&P 500 index declined 0.11% and tech heavy Nasdaq advanced 0.35%.

Crude oil update

Crude oil prices in the global market surged past $102 per barrel (bbl) during the early market hours on Monday, April 13, 2026, after US President Donald Trump disclosed that the US-Iran talks have failed over the weekend and the United States is planning to blockade the marine traffic at Strait of Hormuz.

Brent crude oil prices jumped to $103.47 per bbl at 5 am (IST) on Monday, compared to $95.2 per bbl at the previous market close, according to Investing.com data, after Trump announced the latest update on the US-Iran talks for a potential peace deal for the conflict.

FII/DII activity

Foreign institutional investors bought shares worth ₹672 crore on Friday while domestic institutional investors bought shares worth ₹410 crore, data from the National Stock Exchange showed.

The FIIs have so far this month sold shares worth ₹48,213 crore, data from National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) showed.

Stocks to watch

The government hiked the windfall tax to ₹42 a litre on aviation fuel from an earlier ₹29.5 a litre. The government had, on March 26, imposed an export duty of ₹21.50 a litre on diesel and ₹29.50 a litre on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF). The duties were levied to increase domestic availability of the fuel amid the war in West Asia.

In a notification on April 11, the finance ministry said that the duty hikes would be applicable with immediate effect.

With the last hike, the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, had more than doubled to a record ₹2.07 lakh per kilolitre. The ATF price in Delhi was hiked by ₹110,703.08 per kilolitre, or 114.5%, to ₹207,341.22 per kl, according to state-owned fuel retailers.

Q4 results today

A total of seven companies will be announcing their March quarter earnings for the financial year 2025-26 (FY26) on Monday, April 13. These include ICICI Prudential AMC, electrical equipment firm Continental Controls, Ind Bank Housing, Just Dial, and a few more.

The Q4 FY26 earnings season officially started last week, with companies such as information technology (IT) bellwether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), fund management firm Anand Rathi Wealth, beverages company GM Breweries and a few more posting their March quarter earnings.