New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The Indian stock market is expected to open lower on Friday, following mixed global market cues, amid concerns over US tariffs. The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a tepid start for the benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex today.

On Thursday, the equity market ended marginally higher, bouncing back from intraday lows, led by fag-end buying, and the Nifty 50 closed near 24,600 level.

The Sensex rose 79.27 points, or 0.10%, to close at 80,623.26, while the Nifty 50 settled 21.95 points, or 0.09%, higher at 24,596.15.

On the Nifty options front, Chandan Taparia Head Derivatives & Technicals, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services said that the maximum Call Open Interest (OI) is at 24,700 then 25,000 ...