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Markets erased their morning gains to end lower taking cues from their key global counterparts that slipped on the back of increased fears of a full-scale global trade war.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 33,019, down 352 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,120, down 125 points.
On Wednesday, China condemned the United States as the Trump administration pushed ahead with plans to slap tariffs on about $50 billion of Chinese industrial and hi-tech products, and vowed imminent countermeasures in the escalating trade dispute.
The US government has unveiled a detailed breakdown of some 1,300 Chinese industrial, transport and medical goods that could be subject to 25 percent duties, ranging from light-emitting diodes to chemicals and machine parts.
Investors are also awaiting decision on monetary policy by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The central bank is expected to keep monetary policy steady at its April meeting but shift to a hawkish stance by the end of this year and raise interest rates early in 2019 as inflation pressures build
(with Reuters inputs)
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