The cues for Indian markets are negative this morning. The Asian markets are trading on a lower note, and US Futures are flat. Similarly, crude oil prices continue to trade above $90. However, the GIFT Nifty is indicating a positive start for Indian markets. It is up 47 points or 0.19%.

Earlier on Friday, the Nifty 50 closed the session 0.08% higher at 24,252, while the BSE Sensex closed flat at 77,541.

Key global and domestic cues for August 24, 2026

Asia-Pacific markets traded on a lower note, tracking losses on Wall Street as US Treasury yields rebounded. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.10% on Monday, while the Topix was flat. South Korea’s Kospi dropped 0.71%, but the small-cap Kosdaq gained 0.94%. Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 25,895, compared with the index’s last close of 26,009.46.

The futures contracts tied to US benchmarks were trading flat on Monday morning, as traders sought to recover from a losing week sparked by a sharp jump in Treasury yields. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures traded 44 points lower, or 0.1%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures lost 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively.

On Friday, the US stock market closed on a lower note as investors tried to find their footing following a steep sell-off driven by rising Treasury yields. The S&P 500 index climbed 0.43% to end at 7,674.37, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.43% to 26,180.45. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 517.80 points, or 0.98%, closing at 53,277.01.

As of August 21, US Treasury yields stand at 3.79% for the 3-month, 4.24% for the 2-year, 4.73% for the 10-year, and 5.27% for the 30-year bond. Due to rising bond yields, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent intervened in the government bond market, ramped up repurchases and aimed at easing pressure at the long end of the curve.

Crude oil prices surged after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the US will impose the toughest sanctions ever in history against Iran.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 1.45% to trade at $85.80 per barrel. On the other hand, Brent crude futures were trading 1.41% lower around $93.06, above the psychologically important level of $90. On COMEX, crude prices traded 1.33% lower at $85.90 a barrel.

On COMEX, the precious metal was trading at $4,664.60 an ounce, down 0.34%.

The rate for 24-carat gold today is Rs 1,62,520 per 10 grams. The price of gold has risen 1.84% from yesterday. The 24 kt gold rate today in Delhi is Rs 1,62,230 per 10 grams. The 18-carat gold price today in India is Rs 1,21,890. The 24-carat gold rate in Dubai today is Rs 1,49,590.

On COMEX, Silver prices traded 1.05% lower at $68.80 per troy ounce.

In India, the silver rate surged 1.28% to Rs 2.47 lakh per kilogram.

Silver had surged to record highs in January amid geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, with heavy speculative buying pushing prices higher, but soon faced volatility.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of shares worth Rs 542.71 crore. On the other hand, the Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of shares worth Rs 2,124.14 crore on August 21, 2026, according to the provisional data available on the NSE.

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the dollar’s value against a basket of six foreign currencies, was trading 0.01% lower at 98.79. The index evaluates the strength or weakness of the US dollar in comparison to major currencies. The basket contains currencies such as the British Pound, Euro, Swedish Krona, Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc, etc. The rupee appreciated 0.01% to close at 95.71 to the dollar on August 21.

The Silver sector’s stocks surged the most in Friday’s trade, rising 3.6% in market capitalisation. Further, Metals – Non Ferrous stocks were followed by the Small Finance sector stocks, which were further followed by the Aquaculture stocks. However, the Sugar sector stocks fell the most, declining 3.4%.