New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- The Indian stock market is expected to remain volatile on Friday amid cautious sentiment and mixed global market cues. The trends on Gift Nifty signal a mildly positive start for the benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex today.

The equity market ended with sharp losses in the previous session, and the benchmark Nifty 50 slipped below 25,900 level.

The Sensex plunged 592.67 points, or 0.70%, to close at 84,404.46, while the Nifty 50 settled 176.05 points, or 0.68%, lower at 25,877.85.

On the Nifty options front, Chandan Taparia Head Derivatives & Technicals, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services believes maximum Call OI (Open Interest) is at 26,000 then 26,100 strike, while maximum Put OI is at 25,90...