Mumbai, July 4 -- Indian stock markets opened in the green on Friday, with both benchmark indices witnessing modest gains despite continued foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows.

The Nifty 50 index was trading at 25,433.95, up by 28.65 points or 0.11 per cent, while the BSE Sensex stood at 83,340.22, gaining 100.75 points or 0.12 per cent in the opening session.

Ajay Bagga, Banking and Market Expert, told ANI, "Indian markets are seeing consistent FPI outflows this week, and the net FPI short positions have also gone up. The 105-page SEBI interim order barring Jane Street group entities from the Indian securities markets will be watched for a market-moving impact on derivatives volumes and volatility both."

He further added, "Overa...