As of 8:43 am, GIFT Nifty was trading at 24,665, up 0.19%, pointing towards a positive opening for the stock market today. This early optimism comes after a weak closing in the previous session, where the Sensex settled at 80,235.59, down 368.48 points (0.46%), and the Nifty closed at 24,487.40, slipping 97.65 points (0.40%).