New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Wall Street's key indices rose slightly on Wednesday as the markets searched for clues on the outlook for interest rates.

At 9:34 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 169.09 points, or 0.35%, to 48,283.35, the S&P 500 gained 7.72 points, or 0.11%, to 6,807.98 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 18.17 points, or 0.08%, to 23,129.63.

Medline IPO - 2025's Biggest Share Sale

Medline's shares were indicated to open up to 6.9% above their offer price in their Nasdaq debut on Wednesday, giving the medical supply giant a potential valuation of $40.42 billion.

The medical supplier raised $6.26 billion in the year's biggest Initial Public Offering.

Oracle shares declined 2.8% after a report said the cloud company's ...