Stock index futures moved higher Friday as investor sentiment improved on reports of progress in U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations, while Netflix shares fell sharply after the streaming company issued guidance that disappointed markets. The two moves pulled in opposite directions, creating a split tape heading into the session open. Geopolitical de-escalation between Washington and Tehran would reduce a meaningful tail risk in global energy markets, where Iranian oil supply constraints have been a persistent variable. A credible deal framework could ease crude price pressure and lift risk appetite more broadly, supporting equity futures across major indexes. Netflix, by contrast, dragged on the tech and communications segments. Weak forward guidance typically signals slowing subscriber momentum or margin compression ahead, and in a rate-sensitive environment, growth stocks reprice quickly on any downward revision to earnings trajectories. Traders will watch for confirmation on the Iran talks from official channels and parse Netflix's earnings call for detail on advertising-tier adoption and content spending plans in the quarters ahead.
Indian startups raised $5.2 billion across 501 deals in H1 2026, down 9% in value but up 7% in deal count year-on-year, per the Inc42 Indian Tech Startup Funding Report. The drop is driven by fewer mega-rounds, while AI funding surged 317% and growth-stage deal activity hit a multi-year high.
The BSE Sensex fell 893 points and the Nifty 50 shed 279 points on June 30, 2026, wiping out roughly Rs 6 lakh crore in investor wealth in a single session. Both indices dropped 1.16%, closing at 76,200.68 and 23,824.10 respectively.
Kotak Mahindra Bank shares fell nearly 3% to Rs 397.6 after CEO Ashok Vaswani announced plans to exit the bank. Investor concern now centres on succession timing and whether the bank's ongoing digital and deposit-growth strategy will stay on track.
South Korea's Kospi dropped 3% at Monday's open while Japan's Nikkei fell 1%, as escalating US-Iran conflict triggered a broad risk-off move across Asian markets. South Korea's heavy reliance on Middle East oil imports makes it especially vulnerable to geopolitical shocks of this kind.
