<h1>India-US trade deal framework to cut tariffs to 18% fuels mixed markets as IT stocks sell off.</h1> Benchmark indices closed marginally higher while IT shares plunged amid global tech weakness and AI-driven disruption concerns. Foreign institutional investors were net buyers and domestic institutions participated, the rupee depreciated modestly, and precious metals rose as safe-haven flows increased. The key policy development was an India-US trade deal framework proposing a reduction of US tariffs on Indian goods to 18 percent, a factor expected to influence market direction alongside upcoming domestic monetary policy decisions.