Stock Market today, Dec. 17 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are poised to open flat but in the green on Wednesday, December 17, after 2 straight sessions of losses.

The trends on Gift Nifty indicate a muted start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading near 25,937 level, up 21.5 points or 0.08% from the Nifty futures' previous close.

Meanwhile, Asian stocks edged lower at the open, following Wall Street's muted tone, after weaker US jobs data did little to reinforce hopes of more Federal Reserve rate cuts. Oil prices, meanwhile, jumped after US President Donald Trump ordered "a total and complete" blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, adding to geopol...