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

• NBD Bank Gets Nod from Central Bank to Acquire Stake in RBL Bank
• LIC Gets Slammed with Rs 6,146 Crore Tax Demand
• L&T Tech Planning to Sell its Unit to AMI Paradigm Solutions
• LNG Buyers Turn to US as Qatar Supply Disrupts
• Iran Plans Transit Tolls on Strait of Hormuz

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.