India, March 17 -- India's stock market opened little changed today, with investors remaining wary of the impact of elevated crude oil prices amid a prolonged Iran war.

At the opening bell, the 30-share S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.08% to 75,435.94 points even as the wider NSE Nifty 50 was down 0.06% at 23,393.10. Nine out of the 16 major sectors were in the red. The broader small-caps and mid-caps were flat.

"Nifty 50's sharp bounce of 257 points yesterday (Monday, 16 March 2026) was triggered mainly by short-covering from oversold territory. This bounce back is unlikely to sustain, given the massive selling by FIIs.," V.K. Vijayakumar, chief investment strategist at Mumbai-based Geojit Investments Ltd., said in an email.

"In the near-term t...