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Textile stocks are poised for a boost as India and the US finalize an interim trade deal, reducing tariffs on textile exports to 18%. This agreement alleviates a significant overhang for the sector, which heavily relies on the US market for revenue. The deal is expected to attract foreign investors and potentially trigger a market turnaround.

Following a US-India trade deal, textile stocks gained traction with Gokaldas Exports, Indocount Industries, and Faze Three each rising 20%. Lower tariffs improve India's competitive edge, supporting the textile industry's growth and reducing reliance on other countries.

India’s equity benchmarks are set to open sharply higher near record highs on Tuesday, as the India–U.S. trade deal removes a major overhang for markets that have underperformed Asian and emerging market peers over the past year. Gift Nifty futures were trading at 26,190 points, as of 8:26 a.m. IST, indicating the benchmark Nifty 50 index will open about 4.5% above Monday’s close of 25,088.4. The Gift Nifty levels also indicate the Nifty ascending towards the record high of 26,373.20 hit in January. US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a trade deal with India that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in exchange of India halting Russian oil purchases and lowering trade barriers. The key tail risk of India’s geopolitical isolation about which investors were concerned has now been adequately addressed by the back-to-back deals with EU and U.S., Citi Research said in a note. Analysts expect the overhang on Indian markets in terms of foreign outflows will be removed after the trade deal with the US.