Dec 10 (Reuters) - India's equity benchmarks were off to a muted start on Wednesday, mirroring Asian peers, as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate decision later in the day.
The Nifty 50 rose 0.09% to 25,864.05 and the BSE Sensex lost 0.07% to 84,607.49, respectively, as of 9:15 a.m. IST.
MSCI's broadest index for Asia Pacific stocks outside Japan traded flat on the day, while the dollar and Treasury yields rose on Tuesday. [MKTS/GLOB]
The Fed is widely expected to cut rates at its ongoing meeting, but investors expect policymakers to remain divided.
Fourteen of the 16 major sectors advanced at the open, though the gains were marginal. The broader small-caps and mid-caps were up 0.1% each.
(Reporting by Vivek Kumar M and Bharath Rajeswaran; Editing by Sumana Nandy and Mrigank Dhaniwala)
