New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- The Indian stock market is likely to open on a higher note on Monday, January 5, tracking gains in the Asian markets after the US attacked Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro during the weekend.

The trends on Gift Nifty indicated a positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading at 26,542, up 76 points or 0.29% from the Nifty futures' previous close.

In the previous session, both market indices - Sensex and Nifty - closed in green, clocking healthy gains on Friday, January 2, supported by broad-based buying and rising optimism ahead of the Q3 earnings season. The Sensex advanced 573 points, or 0.67%, to close at 85,762.01. The Nifty 50 touched an all-time intraday high of 26,340...