Stock market today, July 13 -- Frontline indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, ended flat on Monday, 13 July, thanks to gains in select IT and banking heavyweights while crude oil prices remained elevated amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

As per media reports, Iran has escalated attacks across the Guld after the US expanded strikes on the Middle Eastern country. Tension in the region raised concerns over energy shipments through the vital waterway Strait of Hormuz, driving Brent crude prices higher by 3%.

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