New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open higher on Friday, December 19 after 4 sessions of losses following positive trends in the global markets. Asian Markets rose following gains in US peers after cooling US inflation data backed the case for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts and calming tech jitters supported US stocks.

The trends on Gift Nifty indicate a positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading near 25,933 level, up 60 points or 0.236% from the Nifty futures' previous close.

The Indian stock market benchmarks - the Sensex and the Nifty 50 - extended its losing streak for the fourth session, ending largely flat with a mild negative bias...