New Delhi, July 17 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open flat-to-positive on Thursday, tracking mixed global market cues.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a mildly positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 25,275 level, a premium of nearly 30 points from the Nifty futures' previous close.

On Wednesday, the domestic equity market ended flat with a positive bias, with the benchmark Nifty 50 closing above 25,200 level.

The Sensex gained 63.57 points, or 0.08%, to close at 82,634.48, while the Nifty 50 settled 16.25 points, or 0.06%, higher at 25,212.05.

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

Sensex formed a small candl...