New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- US stock market opened flat on Monday as investors focused on corporate earnings reports from major retailers and the Federal Reserve's annual symposium in Jackson Hole.

As of 12:15 PM Eastern Time, the S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.1%.

At 09:55 AM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.15 points to 44,943.97, the S&P 500 lost 3.83 points, or 0.06%, to 6,445.97 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 28.59 points, or 0.13%, to 21,594.39.

At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 17.0 points, or 0.04%, to 44,963.17. The S&P 500 fell 4.8 points, or 0.07%, to 6,445.02, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 6.2 points, or 0.03...