New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open lower on Friday, tracking weakness in global markets, weighed down by sustained selling in US tech stocks.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a negative start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 25,609 level, a discount of nearly 115 points from the Nifty futures' previous close.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is set to announce its February monetary policy later today, its last policy for FY26. The RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra-led MPC is expected to keep repo rates unchanged at 5.25%.

On Thursday, the Indian stock market declined, with the benchmark Nifty 50 closin...