New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- The Indian stock market is expected to open higher on Friday, tracking positive cues from global markets. The trends on the Gift Nifty also signal a higher opening for the benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex.

The equity market ended marginally higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Nifty 50 closing off-highs, but above 24,700 level.

The Sensex advanced 150.30 points, or 0.19%, to close at 80,718.01, while the Nifty 50 settled 19.25 points, or 0.08%, higher at 24,734.30.

On the Nifty options front, Chandan Taparia Head Derivatives & Technicals, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services said that the maximum Call Open Interest (OI) is at 25,000 then 24,900 strike while maximum Put OI is at 24,500 then 2...