The stock market today ended flat after recovering from intra-day losses thanks to good buying interest in select IT, bank and auto stocks. The market traded below the 17,000 level for a major part of the session. The BSE barometer Sensex settled the day at 17,050, netting a gain of 18 points or 0.11 per cent over its last close.The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose by 4.20 points to 5,062.