Indian benchmark equity indices traded higher ahead of U.S. CPI inflation data. BSE Sensex and Nifty50 continued to trade higher. TCS, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and HCL Tech rose, while ITC, SBI, NTPC, Bajaj Finance, and Bajaj Finserv traded with cuts. Aditya Birla Capital shares rose over 6% after announcing a merger with Aditya Birla Finance.