The Indian stock market opened flat on Wednesday as investors awaited the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Both Sensex and Nifty saw marginal declines, with weak market sentiment dominating due to FII selling and global uncertainty.

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• Sensex declined 33.01 points (0.04%) to 80,651.44 at 9:33 am.
• Nifty fell 7.25 points (0.03%) to 24,328.75.
• Market breadth negative: 882 stocks in green, 1,306 in red on NSE.
• US Fed rate decision on Wednesday evening (US time) is the key focus globally.
• Nifty Bank dropped 152.85 points (0.29%), Midcap index down 0.34%, Smallcap index dipped 0.27%.
• Top losers: Tata Motors, Power Grid, L&T, Maruti, ICICI Bank.
• Top gainers: Sun Pharma, HCLTech, TCS, ITC, Bharti Airtel.
• FIIs sold equities worth ₹6,409.86 crore on Dec 17; DIIs bought equities worth ₹2,706.48 crore.
• Asian markets mixed; Japan and Bangkok fell, while China, Hong Kong, Seoul gained.
• Experts caution on market weakness; FIIs turning sellers on rallies continues to weigh.