New Delhi, March 19 -- The US stock market is likely to open flat on Thursday, March 19, as investors continue to monitor tensions in the Middle East, which have further escalated as attacks on energy infrastructure intensify, pushing oil prices toward $120 per barrel.

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 key indices finished deep in the red, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.64% to its lowest level in four months, putting it on track for its worst monthly decline since 2022.

International benchmark Brent crude futures jumped another 11% in trade to reach the ...