Top stocks to watch today: The Indian stock market is expected to open higher on Monday, November 2, with GIFT Nifty signalling a positive start. GIFT Nifty was trading around 23,291, up nearly 205 points, or 0.89%, from the previous close of Nifty futures, indicating a potential gap-up opening for the domestic benchmark indices.On Friday, the Sensex and Nifty extended their gains, supported by strong buying in IT stocks and earnings-driven gains in Trent, the Tata Group’s retail arm.