Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open lower on Friday tracking mixed cues from global markets and sustained FII outflows.The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a gap-down start for the Indian benchmark index.

China's mainline CSI 300, Shanghai, and Hong Kong's Heng Seng were down over 1 per cent in trade as the housing policy briefing in China failed to excite investors and property stocks slumped.

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India stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate, Auto and Consumer Durables sectors led shares lower. At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 fell 0.89% to hit a new 1-month low,