Feb 2 (Reuters) - ** U.S.-listed shares of Indian companies gain after President Donald Trump says U.S. and India have agreed to a trade deal
** Tariffs on Indian goods lowered to 18% from 50%, and in return for India lowering trade barriers, stopping purchase of Russian oil in lieu of oil from the U.S. or potentially Venezuela
** IT firms Infosys INFY.NS and Wipro WIPR.NS rise 3.4% and 6.8%, respectively
** Private banks ICICI Bank ICBK.NS and HDFC Bank add 4.4% and 3.8%, respectively
** iShares MSCI India ETF INDA.Z and iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF SMIN.Z up around 3% each, Franklin FTSE India ETF FLIN.P gains 2%, Invesco India ETF PIN.P adds 3%
** Generic drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories REDY.NS up marginally
(Reporting by Twesha Dikshit in Bengaluru)
((Twesha.Dikshit@thomsonreuters.com))
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