New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Indian stock market is expected to open lower on Friday, 14 August tracking global cues. The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a muted start for the Indian benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex today.

The Gift Nifty was trading around 24,436 level, a discount of nearly 32 points from the Nifty futures' previous close.

The domestic equity indices ended mixed in the previous session, with the benchmark Nifty 50 closing below 24,400 level.

The Sensex gained 113.61 points, or 0.15%, to close at 78,079.96, while the Nifty 50 settled 40.10 points, or 0.16 %, lower at 24,395.85

On the Nifty options front, Chandan Taparia, Head Derivatives & Technicals, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, said ...