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After the strong rise in the American stock markets, mixed business is being seen in the Asian markets on Friday, June 19, 2026. The partial impact of overnight buying in semiconductor and big tech stocks on Wall Street is clearly visible on the global markets.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index is trading with a gain of 0.48%, while the Topix index there is completely flat. At the same time, a tremendous boom is being seen in the market of South Korea, where Kospi is touching record highs by taking a huge jump of 2.60%; However, the small-cap index Kosdaq has fallen by 0.39%. It is noteworthy that the stock markets of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are completely closed today due to local public holiday.
Big signs of ‘gap-down’ beginning for Indian markets (GIFT Nifty Alert)
Amidst the ongoing turmoil in the global markets, disappointing signs have emerged this morning for the Indian domestic stock market (BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty):
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Big discount on Nifty futures: In early morning trading, GIFT Nifty was seen crawling around the level of 24,001. This price shows a huge discount (fall) of about 191 points from the previous closing level of NSE Nifty futures.
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Gap-Down Opening: This level of GIFT Nifty is clearly indicating that today the Indian indices on Dalal Street are going to start with a big ‘gap-down’ (opening with a fall), which may increase the selling pressure on investors in the initial session.
Today’s 7 big global triggers, which will decide the direction of the market (Global Market Setup)
1. Chip shares shine on Wall Street; Nasdaq jumped 1.91%
On Thursday, the American stock markets closed at record levels due to the tsunami in the shares of semiconductor and chip manufacturing companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.14% to 51,564.70, the S&P 500 gained 1.08% to a historic high of 7,500.58 and the Nasdaq Composite added 496 points or 1.91% to 26,517.93.
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Solid Weekly Gains: Friday in America ‘Juneteenth’ Wall Street will remain closed due to the holiday. Due to this, the weekly closing took place yesterday itself, in which Nasdaq has registered an excellent weekly gain of 2.43%, S&P 500 by 0.93% and Dow Jones by 0.71% in the entire week.
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Condition of big stocks: Shares of Intel closed 10.64%, Micron Technology 8.70%, AMD 4.86%, Nvidia 2.95% and Tesla 1.04%; While shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX saw a decline of 3.56%.
2. Historic US-Iran peace agreement implemented; strait of hormuz opened
The biggest news of relief for the world has come from the Middle East. After the initial ceasefire and interim agreement between America and Iran, Washington has removed many of its strict sanctions imposed on Tehran. Due to this, after months of strict blockade, international oil tankers have once again started passing through the Strait of Hormuz safely and normally. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei clarified that although he has some ‘differing opinions’ on this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), he has given official approval to this peace deal to completely end the ongoing war in the region.
3. Huge decline in crude oil prices; Brent near $79
The US-Iran peace agreement and the resumption of shipping cargo through the Strait of Hormuz have had a direct impact on crude oil prices. Crude oil prices are witnessing the biggest decline this week in hopes of averting the supply crisis. International benchmark Brent Crude fell 0.84% to $79.18 per barrel, while US benchmark WTI crude also slipped 0.67% to $76.09 per barrel.
4. Shock for IT sector: Accenture’s earnings scared, stock fell 18%
Today, a direct impact of the results of Accenture can be seen on the shares of Indian IT companies (like Infosys, TCS, Wipro). Accenture has reported net profit of $2.39 billion and revenue of $18.7 billion (YoY growth) in its third quarter ended in May.
However, the biggest shock to investors has come from the company reducing its annual revenue growth outlook. Accenture has now reduced its annual revenue growth forecast in constant currency terms to 3% to 4% from the earlier 3%-5%. Due to this weak guidance, Accenture’s stock crashed by 17.97% in the US market, which is also a signal for Indian IT counters to be cautious today.
5. US dollar index at one-year high
Due to the strict and strict stance adopted by the US Federal Reserve (US Fed) regarding interest rates, the strength of the greenback i.e. the US dollar has increased significantly in the foreign exchange market. Measuring the strength of the dollar against the world’s six major currencies Dollar Index (DXY) rose 0.45% to 100.80 Has reached, which is its highest level (1-Year High) after May 2025. Due to this, the Euro weakened by 0.31% and the British Sterling by 0.62%, while the Japanese Yen fell to 161.25 per dollar, which is its weakest level since July 2024.
6. Gold and silver fell for the third consecutive week due to strict Fed signals.
Selling is dominating the international market in the prices of gold and silver, which are considered safe investments, due to the strengthening dollar index and the possibility of the US Federal Reserve increasing interest rates in the future. Spot Gold fell 0.5% to $4,189.26 an ounce. US gold futures for August delivery fell 0.9% to trade at $4,207.80. Similarly, spot silver in the international market has also slipped by 0.8% to the level of $65.32 per ounce.
7. US unemployment claims and Japan’s inflation data
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US Unemployment Claim: The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the US last week fell by a slight 4,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis. 226,000 recorded, which is very close to the Reuters poll’s estimate of 225,000. This shows that the US labor market is still quite strong.
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Japan Inflation: Japan’s annual core inflation rate (Core CPI) has been recorded at 1.4% in the month of May. This is the fourth consecutive month that Japan’s inflation has remained well below the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) mandated target of 2%, making any major immediate increase in interest rates unlikely.