Share Market Live Updates 12 December 2024: Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, trade flat but with a positive bias on Thursday, influenced by other Asian markets, following U.S. inflation data that matched expectations. Sensex fell 219.30 pts or 0.27% to 81,306.84 as at 12.22 pm, and Nifty 50 dipped 84.85 pts or 0.34% to 24,556.95. The MSCI Asia ex-Japan index increased by 0.4%. On Wall Street, equities closed higher after the U.S. consumer price index rose 0.3% month-on-month and 2.7% year-on-year in November. The likelihood of a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve rate cut surged to 99%, supporting domestic equities and potentially benefiting India’s IT sector. Domestic inflation data is expected later in the day, which may give the Reserve Bank of India room to cut interest rates in February amid growth concerns.