Sensex, Nifty Likely To Open Firm Asian stocks opened mostly higher on Wednesday, tracking modest Wall Street gains as prospects of an eventual victory against coronavirus shored up recovery hopes Updated: January 13, 2021 8:20 am IST At 7:30 am, the Nifty futures were trading higher by 0.27 per cent on Singapore Stock Exchange The domestic stock markets are likely to open in the green, continuing with the gains witnessed in the past 12 trading sessions, going by early indications from SGX Nifty futures trading. Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a positive opening for the index in India, with a 39-points gain. At 7:30 am, the Nifty futures were trading at 14,639, higher by 39 points or 0.27 per cent on the Singapore Stock Exchange.