New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open lower on Monday tracking mixed global market cues.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a weak start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 22,960 level, a discount of nearly 35 points from the Nifty futures' previous close.

On Friday, the domestic equity market ended lower for the eighth consecutive trading session, with the benchmark Nifty 50 falling below 23,000.

The Sensex declined 199.76 points, or 0.26%, to close at 75,939.21, while the Nifty 50 ended 102.15 points, or 0.44%, lower at 22,929.25.

Here's what to expect from Sensex, Nifty 50 and Bank Nifty today:

In the last week, the benchmark indi...