New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- The US midterm elections are scheduled for November 3, 2026, and are expected to keep global financial markets on edge, with the outcome likely to influence investor sentiment, US economic policies and cross-border capital flows.

For Indian stock market, the elections come at a time when investors are closely monitoring foreign institutional investor (FII) activity, the rupee's movement against the US dollar, crude oil prices and US Treasury bond yields.

The elections will determine which political party controls the two chambers of the US Congress - the House of Representatives and the Senate - for the next two years. All 435 seats in the House and roughly one-third of the Senate seats are up for election. Dependin...