Stock market today, Feb. 18 -- The domestic benchmark indices started off relatively unchanged on Wednesday, following slight increases in the previous session that were primarily driven by IT stocks after the partnership between Infosys and Anthropic was announced.

As of 9:15 IST, the Nifty 50 increased by 0.11% to 25,752.65, while the Sensex gained 0.12% to reach 83,553.59.

Fifteen out of the sixteen key sectors opened in the positive territory, although the increases were minimal. The broader small-cap and mid-cap indices each rose approximately 0.2%.

Experts anticipate continued consolidation in the indices due to the lack of significant catalysts.

On Tuesday, both the Nifty 50 and Sensex saw a rise of about 0.2%, with the IT inde...