Indian stock market, Oct. 27 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open higher on Monday, following a rally in global markets, as investors cheered progress in the US-China trade talks.

Asian markets traded higher, with the Nikkei crossing 50,000-mark for the first time, while the US stock market rallied last week, with all three major Wall Street indexes recording all-time closing highs.

This week, investors will focus on key stock market triggers including the US Federal Reserve meeting, developments over the US-China trade deal and India-US trade deal, Q2 results, gold and silver prices, trends in FII flow, and key domestic and global macroeconomic data.

On Friday, the Indian stock market...