Indian stock markets on Monday are likely to be steady as investors may cheer the government's plan to unlock the country, which has been under a nationwide lockdown for more than two months.
Trends in SGX Nifty indicate a gap-up opening for key indices. However, global markets were mixed. Asian equities started on a cautious note today, while gold gained as images of riots in American cities unnerved investors already tensed over Washington's power struggle with Beijing.
Major US cities were cleaning up streets strewn with broken glass and burned out cars as curfews failed to stop confrontations between activists and law enforcement.