New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Sensex, Nifty, Bank Nifty prediction: Amid continuous selling by the FIIs and weak micro and macro indicators, the key benchmark indices of the Indian stock market are trading lower for the last eight straight sessions. If the Nifty 50 index remains under the bears' grip next week as well, it would end lower for the ninth successive week, after a gap of 25 years. So, all eyes are focused on the Opening Bell when trading resumes on Monday.

According to stock market experts, the Indian stock market is expected to see strong buying in IT stocks following Accenture's better-than-expected results. The market also estimates strong buying in HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank shares after the appointment of new MD and CEO at...