The Sensex trades flat, and the Nifty falls below 17800 ahead of the US Fed meeting decision; Reliance ↑, Infosys ↓.

The Stock Exchange | Sensex, Nifty, and Share Prices: Benchmarks for the domestic equity market The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty were trading weak on Wednesday as investors turned cautious ahead of the US Fed meeting outcome. The BSE Sensex was trading against the previous close, while the NSE Nifty 50 crossed 17800. Stocks of Nestle India, M&M, Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, Sun Pharma, and ITC were among the top Sensex gainers. IndusInd Bank, Infosys, HDFC, TCS, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Wipro, and HCL Tech were among the top index draggers. The Bank Nifty index was down 0.3 per cent to 41339 levels. The two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting of the US Federal Reserve, which began on Tuesday, will conclude today. The committee headed by Fed Chair Jerome Powell is expected to announce a 75 basis point interest rate hike, with many economists not ruling out a 100 basis point increase.