** India's benchmark indexes up 0.4% each following strong performances in Reliance Industries RELI.NS and metal .NIFTYMET stocks
** Blue-chip indexes rise after fluctuating between gains and losses earlier in the day, as tariff uncertainty offset prosects of bargain hunting
** A potential tariff war, foreign outflows and rise in U.S. inflation pose downside risk for Nifty, as per analysts led by Amish Shah of BofA Securities
** RIL jumps around 2%, after hitting a 15-month low earlier in the week, on rating upgrade from Kotak and positive commentary from Jefferies
** Metal .NIFTYMET climbs 2.4%, add to Wednesday's gains after China's steel output cut seen reducing the dumping of cheap steel into Indian markets
** Heavyweight financials .NIFTYFIN up 0.2% on likely support from the RBI's $21 billion liquidity infusion measures
** Drop in crude oil prices aid oil marketing companies and paint makers O/R
** Among stocks, Castrol India CAST.NS jumps 12% on report Saudi Aramco eyeing bid for BP's stake in the company
(Reporting by Vivek Kumar M and Bharath Rajeswaran)
((VivekKumar.M@thomsonreuters.com;))
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