Mumbai, July 13 -- The domestic benchmark indices pared all their early losses and traded near the flat line in afternoon trade, as investors looked past the escalation in the US-Iran conflict and shifted their focus to stock-specific developments and the ongoing first-quarter earnings season.

Investor sentiment improved after a cautious start, with market participants selectively accumulating stocks amid corporate earnings announcements.

Going ahead, investors will closely monitor further developments in the US-Iran conflict, movements in crude oil prices, the ongoing Q1 earnings season, corporate business updates, and the progress of the southwest monsoon for cues on the market's near-term direction.

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