New Delhi, May 19 -- The Indian stock market is expected to open flat on Tuesday, following mixed global market cues amid hopes of a US-Iran ceasefire deal. The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a muted start for the Indian benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex today.

The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,660 level, a premium of nearly 2 points from the Nifty futures' previous close.

The equity market ended flat with a positive bias in the previous session after witnessing a sharp recovery from the day's lows.

The Sensex ended 77.05 points, or 0.10%, higher at 75,315.04, while the Nifty 50 settled 6.45 points, or 0.03%, higher at 23,649.95.

On the Nifty options front, Chandan Taparia Head Derivatives & Technicals, Wealth Management, ...