INDIAN BENCHMARKS  are likely to start the session on a flat to positive note as the global cues look supportive with SGX Nifty trading 130 points higher.                                              
                                      
Headlines for the day:
Future Lifestyle hikes stake in MFPL to 49.62%
Fundamentals intact; upgraded to buy with an unchanged PT
Annual report review; on the path of sustained business growth  
   
Trend in FII flows: The FIIs were net  sellers of Rs   - 659.67 Cr in the cash segment on Tuesday while the DIIs were net  buyers of Rs   447.41 Cr, as per the provisional figures released by the NSE.