New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open flat to positive on Monday, 24 August, amid mixed global market cues.

Gift Nifty trends also pointed to a positive start for domestic equities. Gift Nifty was trading near 24,352, at a premium of around 60 points to the previous close of Nifty futures.

In the previous session, domestic benchmark indices ended largely flat, with the Nifty 50 remaining below the 24,300 mark. The Sensex edged up 3.11 points to close at 77,540.83, while the Nifty 50 slipped 20.15 points, or 0.08%, to settle at 24,252.

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