Indian stock market: 8 things that changed for market overnight – Gift Nifty, US jobless claims to SEBI board decisions

Indian stock market: The Indian equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to extend rally and open higher on Friday tracking positive momentum in global peers. Asian markets traded higher, while US stock market indices ended overnight with minor gains as Treasury yields dropped. On Thursday, the Indian stock market indices extended the rally with the Sensex crossing above 79,000 level and the Nifty 50 surpassing 24,000-mark for the first time. The Sensex jumped 568.93 points, or 0.72%, to close at 79,243.18, while the Nifty 50 settled 175.70 points, or 0.74%, higher at 24,044.50. "The upmove in the…