New Delhi, July 31 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open flat-to-positive on Friday, 31 July, amid positive global market cues.

The Gift Nifty trends also indicate a flat-to-positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 24,428, a premium of 70 points from the Nifty futures' previous close.

On Thursday, the Indian stock market ended higher, with the benchmark Nifty 50 closing above 24,300.

The Sensex jumped 273.55 points, or 0.35%, to close at 77,928.15, while the Nifty 50 settled 66.95 points, or 0.28%, higher at 24,317.15.

Here's what to expect from Sensex, Nifty 50 and Bank Nifty today:

The BSE Sensex ended Thursday's session on a positive note, ga...