** India's equity benchmarks inch higher; Nifty .NSEI and Sensex .BSESN up 0.3% each
** State Bank of India SBI.NS, Tata Motors TAMO.NS among top four boosts for Nifty after Q1 earnings
** Uncertainty over U.S. tariffs keeps gains capped; investors wait for U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin's meeting later this week
** Fourteen of the 16 major sectors advance; mid-caps .NIFMDCP100 up 0.4% while small-caps .NIFSMCP100 flat
** SBI up 2.2% on better-than-expected Q1 thanks to higher treasury profits and curtailed expenses, while TAMO adds 2.4% on unchanged outlook for JLR
** Among other stocks, Yatra Online YATR.NS soars 20% as Q1 profit jumps nearly four-fold y/y