New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Top stocks to watch on 5 October, 2026: The Indian stock market is likely to open higher on Monday, 5 October, with GIFT Nifty pointing to a positive start for domestic benchmark indices.

GIFT Nifty was trading near the 22,580 mark, up around 50 points from the previous close of Nifty futures, signalling a firm opening for the Indian equity market.

Domestic equities remained under pressure through the previous week. The Sensex declined 1.52% on Monday and recorded relatively smaller losses over the following two sessions before falling another 0.79% on Thursday. For the week, the Sensex shed 1,670.84 points to end at 71,909.70, while the Nifty declined more than 3% to close at 22,421.95.

Investors are likely to kee...