Benchmark equity indices opened flat on Wednesday, as gains in HDFC Bank, Infosys, and NTPC were balanced by declines in Asian Paints and Reliance Industries. Investors remained cautious ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's three-day monetary policy meeting,

In currency markets, the Indian rupee hit a fresh low of 87.5 against the dollar, as expectations of a rate cut grew ahead of the RBI's interest rate decision later this week, analysts pointed out

Broader markets outperformed the benchmarks, with small-cap shares leading the charge, as the Nifty Smallcap100 index ended higher by 1.85 per cent