April 9 (Reuters) - GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP
* Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange SINc1 rose 0.4 percent and the MSCI-Asia Pacific index excluding Japan
.MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.82 percent.
* Singapore Exchange SGXL.SI earlier delayed the start of trading on its derivatives market due to technical problems, the bourse said on Tuesday. ID:nL3N0CW057
* The yen fell to new multi-year lows on Tuesday, pressured by the Bank of Japan's aggressive reflationary campaign, while Asian equities looked for support from a solid start to the U.S. quarterly earnings season. MKTS/GLOB
* U.S. stocks ended a volatile session higher on Monday as investors looked ahead to an earnings season expected to show modest growth despite concerns about the economy's health. .N
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* The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal will hear a case over the closure of Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd's copper smelter in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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NTPC relents, says yes to joint sampling with Coal India - Financial Express (http://link.reuters.com/pyw27t)
Emerging market equity funds move money from India, BRICs to US & Japan - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/qyw27t)
Aditya Birla Nuvo to sell carbon black business to group firm for 14.51 bn rupees - PTI in Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/ryw27t)
Maharashtra Seamless board approves buy-back of equity shares -
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RIL-BP, Torrent Power, GAIL, Petronet in race for 25 pct in Mundra LNG terminal - Mint (http://link.reuters.com/tyw27t)
Coal imports: Adani, Tata, Essar, JSW face 25 bn rupees duty evasion charges - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/vyw27t)
Indian FY13 commodity turnover falls for first time since inception - ID:nL3N0CV248
REUTERS SUMMIT-Ecobank signs deal to partner with India's ICICI - ID:nL5N0CV30R
ADB cuts India 2013 growth forecast to 0.6 pct - Reuters
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ABB India to invest $100 million annually despite slump - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/wyw27t)
Cabinet nod to PSU Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) proposal likely soon - PTI in Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/xyw27t)
Canada to probe 'job losses' at its largest bank due to iGate outsourcing deal - Business Standard (http://link.reuters.com/zyw27t)
State oil firms to purchase ethanol at market rates - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/bax27t)
NBFCs under lens for margin funding - Financial Chronicle (http://link.reuters.com/cax27t)
(Compiled by Manoj Rawal)
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