Stock market today, Sept. 16 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open flat on Wednesday, 16 September, amid mixed global cues.

The Gift Nifty indicated a subdued start for Indian equities, trading around 23,212, down 10 points from the previous close of Nifty futures.

The domestic equity market ended sharply lower in the previous session, with the Nifty 50 slipping below the 23,200 mark.

The Sensex fell 777.94 points, or 1.04%, to close at 74,003.82, while the Nifty 50 declined 279.50 points, or 1.19%, to settle at 23,118.60.

Nifty 50 has been falling and forming lower lows and lower highs, and with that, the overall index short positions by the FIIs have been rising as well, which is an ov...