New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- The Indian stock market indices - Sensex and Nifty - are likely to open mixed to positive on Tuesday, January 6, tracking gains in Asian markets.

The trends on Gift Nifty indicated a positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading at 26,392, up 76 points or 0.28% from the Nifty futures' previous close.

In the previous session, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50, ended on a lower note on Monday, January 5, despite positive global cues, as investors locked in profits in select heavyweight stocks amid heightened geopolitical concerns following reports of a US military action in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

The Sensex declined 322 points, or 0....