Sensex and Nifty fell for the third straight day and ended lower on Monday, tracking weak global cues. The Sensex closed 151.45 points down to 36,395.03, while the Nifty ended 55 points lower at 10,888.80.
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US-China tariff war and lacklustre domestic earnings muted sentiment. While President Trump declared he had no plans to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping before the March 1 deadline to achieve a trade deal, sentiment was further dented by fears of another government shutdown after talks on border security funding collapsed between Democratic and Republican lawmakers.