Stock market today, Feb. 20 -- On Friday, the domestic benchmark indices remained largely unchanged after a significant decline the day before. This stability occurs against the backdrop of rising oil prices, which have reached a six-month high due to escalating tensions between the US and Iran-an important concern for India as a net energy importer.

As of 9:42 IST, the Nifty 50 edged up by 0.03% to 25,465, while the BSE Sensex dipped just 0.07% to 82,467.7. After an initial drop of about 0.3% at the market open, both indices have effectively curbed their losses.

On Thursday, both benchmarks experienced a notable decline of approximately 1.5%, marking their largest drop in over two weeks. At the open, eight out of 16 major sectors repor...