Stock market today, Aug. 5 -- Indian benchmark indices traded mixed on Wednesday, August 5, ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) monetary policy decision, as investors largely priced in an unchanged interest rate while awaiting the central bank's commentary on inflation and growth.

At 9:37 IST, the Nifty 50 was marginally lower by 0.02% at 24,610.20, while the BSE Sensex gained 0.44% to 78,775.

The two benchmark indices continued to show divergent moves following the introduction of the new auction mechanism for stocks with futures and options (F&O) contracts. Market breadth remained positive, with 10 of the 16 major sectoral indices trading in the green. The broader market outperformed, as the Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices ad...