New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- Breakout stocks to buy or sell: The Indian stock market is likely to open on a positive note, tracking gains across Asian markets, which kicked off the first week of the new year strongly after the U.S. announced it had attacked Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend.

On Friday, both Indian indices, Sensex and Nifty, posted solid gains, driven by broad-based buying across sectors amid rising optimism ahead of the Q3 earnings season.

The Sensex advanced 573 points, or 0.67%, to close at 85,762.01. Meanwhile, the Nifty 50 touched an all-time high of 26,340 during the day before easing slightly to end at a record closing level of 26,328.55, up 182 points, or 0.70%. The BSE Midcap index gained ...