The domestic markets in today’s morning trade index-heavyweights like RIL, ITC, HDFC Twins, and Maruti Suzuki are at a higher edge.

• Transrail Lighting Bags Rs 459 Cr MENA Transmission Orders
• Kotak Mahindra Bank Hikes DCC Fee to 3.5% from August
• Jubilant Pharmova Arm Gets USFDA Nod for Antacid Drug
• TVS Motor Jumps 3.75% as NTORQ 125 Gets New Colours
• Fortis Healthcare Falls 2.25% as Delhi Govt Orders Probe

Key indices Nifty50 traded below 18,500, and the S&P BSE Sensex turned flat to sell below 62,180.

Broader markets outperformed benchmark indices as Nifty MidCap 100, and Nifty SmallCap 100 indices gained up to 0.2%.

Among individual stocks, shares of Jaiprakash Associates soared over 9% as the board mulled over the sale of their Nilgrie cement unit in Madhya Pradesh.