Nov 1 (Reuters) - GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP * Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange SINc1 edge down 0.25 percent and the MSCI-Asia Pacific index .MIAPJ0000PUS excluding Japan falls 0.15 percent. * Asian shares sagged on Friday though upbeat signals on China's manufacturing activity limited losses, while the dollar pushed higher after upbeat U.S. data led some investors to price-in a less dovish stance at the U.S. Federal Reserve. MKTS/GLOB * U.S. stocks finished lower on Thursday as the Federal Reserve's statement the day before added to investors' anxiety about the timing of a pullback in its stimulus programme. .N EVENTS/FACTORS TO WATCH * India October PMI reading. (0500GMT) * India October auto sales numbers. * India forex reserves, bank lending data INDIAN STOCKS TO WATCH For additional press items double click IN-PRESS NOTE: Reuters has not verified third-party stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Jobs on the line as India's gold sector suffers under govt curbs - ID:nL3N0IK3TP Indian tyre makers the big winners from rubber price slump - ID:nL3N0IJ2TG India's fiscal deficit touches 76 pct of full-year target - govt - ID:nEMS040006 India's Sept infrastructure output up 8 pct y/y - govt - ID:nD8N0IB005 TVS Motors will turn debt-free by fiscal 2015: CFO - Mint (http://link.reuters.com/fyc44v) RBI permits hike in FII limit in Tata Motors through DVR - PTI in Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/gyc44v) Tata Motors Singapore to raise $500 million of debt - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/hyc44v) New Delhi Airport operator, GMR Infra, seeks US expansion - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/jyc44v) India's Sesa Sterlite July-Sept net up more than four fold - ID:nWNBS007GM Gillette India Sept-quarter net down 39 pct - ID:nWNBS007GA India's MCX founder Jignesh Shah resigns from board - ID:nL3N0IL5G3 India's HCL Tech ups FII investment limit from 30 pct to 49 pct - ID:nWNBS007GP India's IOC cuts petrol prices from Friday - ID:nL3N0IL5QE India's Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Sept-quarter net profit marginally down - ID:nWNBS007GH India's Infrastructure Development Finance Sept-qtr net profit up 2 pct - ID:nWNBS007GI India's Future Retail posts Sept-quarter net loss - ID:nWNBS007GN India's Aptech Sept-quarter net up 45.64 pct - ID:nWNBS007GR Vodafone slashes data prices by 80 pct across the country - PTI in Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/kyc44v) FDI in India jumps 35 pc to $13.6 billion in January-July 2013 - PTI in Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/myc44v) RCom to offer new iPhones for 2,500 rupees per month under 2-year contract - Business Line (http://link.reuters.com/nyc44v) (Compiled By Manoj Rawal) ((manoj.rawal@thomsonreuters.com)(+91-22 6180-7219)(Reuters Messaging: manoj.rawal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: MARKETS INDIA STOCKS/PRE OPEN