Sensex Today: Indian stock markets opened marginally higher on Wednesday amid stock-specific activity on Dalal Street.

The BSE Sensex rose 63 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 81,990 in early trade, while the NSE Nifty50 inched up 16 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 25,124.

Broader market indices were largely flat, with the Nifty MidCap index edging up 0.03 per cent and the Nifty SmallCap index gaining 0.06 per cent.

Global Cues

Overnight, Wall Street closed lower after a New York Fed survey indicated weakening consumer expectations alongside higher inflation projections. The report drew heightened attention as the ongoing partisan standoff in Congress has prolonged the US government shutdown into its seventh day, triggering an official data blackout.

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