New Delhi, March 13 -- The US stock market is likely to open flat on Friday, March 13, as investors continue to monitor tensions in the Middle East while also awaiting key inflation data that could provide cues on the monetary policy outlook of the US Federal Reserve.

Futures of the three key averages - the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite - were trading largely flat, up around 0.10%, in pre-market trade. In the previous session, all three indices shed over 1.5% in a broad sell-off, with most sectors suffering deep losses, barring defence and energy stocks.

The higher energy prices triggered by the war have put the S&P 500 on track for a third straight week of losses.

The conflict in the Middle East has enter...