Buy or sell stocks, Dec. 24 -- The Indian stock market is expected to begin Wednesday's session with a mildly positive yet cautious bias, supported by steady global cues and resilient domestic fundamentals, while holiday-thinned volumes help contain volatility. With most global markets operating amid holiday-thinned liquidity ahead of Christmas, participation is likely to remain selective, favouring consolidation rather than aggressive directional moves. Risk sentiment remains stable, reflected in subdued volatility levels, indicating that the market is in a pause phase rather than a distribution phase.

Vaishali Parekh, Vice President of Technical Research at Prabhudas Lilladher, believes the Indian stock market bias is rangebound, as th...