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(Reuters) -Indian pharmaceutical stocks fell 4.4% on Friday, wiping out gains from the previous session, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on the sector. "Pharma (tariffs) is going to be starting to come in, I think, at a level that you haven't really seen before," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "That will be announced in the near future, and is under review right now," Trump said.

World shares slid downward, U.S. futures fell and Wall Street appeared on track for another day of crushing losses Friday as investors counted the potential costs of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest set of tariffs — including China's retaliatory match of a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products. Trump announced a minimum tariff of 10% on global imports and much higher taxes on products from China, the European Union and even smaller countries like Vietnam, slapped with tariffs of 49%.

It's been another day of pain in Asia with the Nikkei down 3% and a stomach-churning 9.6% for the week, the biggest drop since the pandemic hit in March 2020. Wall St futures started steady but have since slipped around 0.7% while European stock futures are off 0.3% to 0.6%.

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