GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP
* Nifty futures traded on the Singapore Exchange SINc1 are
up 0.2 percent while the MSCI-Asia Pacific excluding Japan index
.MIAPJ0000PUS is higher 0.3 percent.
* Asian stocks were steady on Friday, tracking gains on Wall
Street after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's comments
reiterated her confidence in the U.S. economy. MKTS/GLOB
* The S&P 500 closed at a record on Thursday and ended in
positive territory for the year after Federal Reserve Chair
Janet Yellen said harsh weather seems to be to behind recent
U.S. economic softness.
KEY EVENTS/FACTORS TO WATCH
* India-Infrastructure data for April-January period at 1200
IST.
* India's fiscal deficit figures INFISC=ECI for
April-January period at 1600 IST.
* GDP data for Oct-Dec quarter at 1730 IST.
INDIAN STOCKS TO WATCH
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Tech Mahindra, United Spirits to join India's NSE index.
ID:nL3N0LX0XT
India's Modi signals shift in favour of big retail -
ID:nL3N0LW32O
Govt decides to hold on to ITC, L&T shares from SUUTI
portfolio - Times of India (http://link.reuters.com/wed37v)
Tata Power to sell 30 pct stake in Indonesian subsidiary for
$120 million - Mint (http://link.reuters.com/xed37v)
Tech Mahindra to acquire BASF Business Services Consult GmbH
- Business Standard (http://link.reuters.com/zed37v)
FTIL to sell stake to strategic partner, divest stake in MCX
and other ventures - Business Standard (http://link.reuters.com/bud37v)
BNP Paribas downgrades China, Korea equities; upgrades
India, Indonesia - ID:nL3N0LV35Y
India cbank chief says policy rate is appropriately set -
ID:nI8N0KH00O
India can grow faster if it executes investments-PM aide -
ID:nD8N0LG00P
India launches coal block auctions as earlier system
discredited - ID:nL3N0LV35W
India's ruling party demands opinion poll ban after exposé -
ID:nL3N0LV3T6
India infrastructure splurge too late for this - or next -
government - ID:nL3N0LU5F8
India to cut potash subsidy, hitting demand - sources -
ID:nL3N0LW4BN
Nigeria says fines mobile firms MTN, Airtel and Glo for poor
service - ID:nL6N0LW585
KPIT Technologies says it is not considering selling stake
in company - ID:nWNBS00CDZ
Titan Co enters into JV with Montblanc Services -
ID:nWNBS00CE0
(Compiled by Manoj Rawal)
((manoj.rawal@thomsonreuters.com; +91-22 6180-7219; Reuters
Messaging: manoj.rawal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
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