Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq set for opening gains after Friday's 770-point blue-chip fall; Oil extends gain as gold slips. Follow along to the action on Monday aft

Investors are bracing for how U.S. stock market futures respond after Israel and Iran ramped up their aerial attacks early Sunday, and after President Donald Trump suggested that “it’s possible” the U.

BP share price continues rise as FTSE opens higher with investors cautious over Israel-Iran - Stock market reaction and business news from Monday

Investors had two reactions to Israel's broad attack on Iran late Thursday: They sold stocks broadly and bought crude oil and gold. Futures trading suggests the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will open down 52 points.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have maintained their selling stance for a third consecutive session, resulting in net outflows of Rs 54,020 crore in June alone. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have continued their buying spree.

As long as the Nifty-50 Index remains below 24,850, weak sentiment is likely to continue and could retest the level of 24,500. A breach of 24,500 could accelerate selling pressure, and the index could slip to 24,

Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Monday. While Nifty50 was above 24,750, BSE Sensex rose over 200 points.

U.S. stocks were sharply down Friday, after Israel launched strikes on Iran's nuclear sites. But major benchmarks were off their morning lows.