New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open at record higher on the first day of the New Year, January 1 amid thin trade as most global markets are closed today.

The trends on Gift Nifty indicated a flat but positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading at a new high of 26,341, up 66 points or 0.25% from the Nifty futures' previous close.

In the previous session, the Indian stock market saw broad-based buying across segments on the final trading day of 2025, as short covering lifted sentiment amid optimism that the year ahead will be stronger. Expectations of earnings growth, progress on an India-US trade deal, and a potential return of foreign inves...