The Indian market closed in the red on Friday backed by weak global cues.
Here's what you should know before the opening bell:
Karnataka elections which will be held on May 12 in all 224 constituencies and the counting on May 15 is likely to keep the market volatile.
ICICI Bank, along with other banking stocks such as UCO, OBC, Allahabad Bank, will declare their quarterly results today.
According to data from Grant Thornton, 21 deals worth $ 2,112 million were seen in 2017 with participation from e-commerce players like Paytm and Flipkart. The Flipkart deal with Walmart may soon witness a close and approval of merger.
Asian shares crept higher on Monday after a tame reading on US wages lessened the risk of faster rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, although Sino-US trade tensions and a looming deadline for the Iranian nuclear deal argued for caution.
The US market ended in the green with all the major indices gaining backed by tech stocks.
The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on ice this week, capping a sharp swing in the outlook for the British central bank, which might now struggle to convince investors that it will raise borrowing costs at all this year.
The gross revenue of the telecom service sector declined from Rs 279,591 crore in 2016 to Rs 255,655 crore in 2017 with a yearly decline rate of 8.56%, data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said here on Friday.
Oil markets held firm on Monday, with prices near late-2014 highs as a decision looms on whether the United States walks away from a deal with Iran and instead re-imposes sanctions on Tehran.
GST officers have started sending scrutiny notices to companies whose tax payment did not match the final sales return, after revenue authorities detected underpayment of GST by about 34 percent, a source said.
Four of the top-10 most valued Indian companies together added Rs 39,603.27 crore in market valuation last week, with HDFC Bank emerging as the biggest gainer.