Stock Market today, Dec. 18 -- The Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open flat to slightly negative on Thursday, December 17, after three consecutive sessions of losses and weak cues from global markets.

Early indications from the Gift Nifty point to a subdued start, with the index trading around 25,871, down 15 points or 0.06% from the previous Nifty futures close.

Asian markets, meanwhile, were also lower mirroring the sell-off on Wall Street for the fourth straight session ahead of US inflation data.

The Indian stock market slipped for the third straight session on Wednesday, December 17, as ongoing concerns over the rupee's persistent weakness, continued foreign fund outflows, and delays in fi...