GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP
* Nifty futures traded at Singapore Exchange SINc1 is up
0.36 percent while MSCI-Asia Pacific excluding Japan index
.MIAPJ0000PUS gains 0.45 percent.
* Asian shares hit four-month highs on Tuesday after China's
official PMI survey showed manufacturing managed to continue
expanding in March, and dovish comments from Federal Reserve
Chair Janet Yellen. MKTS/GLOB
* U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with the S&P 500 ending both
March and the first quarter of 2014 with moderate gains, after
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen relieved concerns about a
rate hike coming earlier than expected. .N
KEY EVENTS/FACTORS TO WATCH
* The Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy review. The
central bank is expected to keep its policy interest rate
unchanged after retail inflation, its preferred price gauge,
eased to a 25-month low in February (11:00 IST)
* India-Manufacturing PMI (10:30 IST)
Automakers report monthly sales for March.
INDIAN STOCKS TO WATCH
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vouch for their accuracy.
India cbank likely to keep policy rate unchanged, voice
caution - ID:nL4N0MP1D8
India's April-Feb fiscal deficit at $100 bln, stays above
budgeted estimates - ID:nENNE3R0RW
India's 2013/14 current account deficit likely to be $35 bln
-finance minister - ID:nD8N0LX00W
India's Feb infrastructure output up 4.5 pct y/y - govt -
ID:nD8N0LX01S
RBI wants govt to pare stakes in banks - Business Standard
(http://link.reuters.com/sub28v)
US company in talks to acquire Educomp - Times of India
(http://link.reuters.com/rub28v)
IOC to cut gasoline prices by 1.2 pct from Tuesday -
ID:nL4N0MS3VG
Reliance to keep supplying gas to Indian fertiliser firms
-govt - ID:nL4N0MS3VN
Developing Asia can sustain growth pace, risks easing - ADB
- ID:nT9N0EC02E
India's NTPC to start up three new solar power plants -
ID:nL5N0MS2EB
Tata Communications' plan to sell Neotel to Vodacom may come
to a nought - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/qub28v)
Adani's Mundra becomes first Indian port to cross 100 mt
cargo mark - Mint (http://link.reuters.com/pub28v)
India to consult cbank on easing gold import curbs-finance
minister - ID:nD8N0LX01U
Climate change threatens India's economy, food security -
IPCC - ID:nL4N0MS347
Adhunik group to divest up to 26 pct in Orissa Manganese and
Minerals - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/nub28v)
GMR Energy files papers for 14 bln rupee public issue -
Business Line (http://link.reuters.com/mub28v)
GVK wants to sell Punjab unit to NTPC - Business Standard (http://link.reuters.com/kub28v)
(Compiled by Manoj Rawal)
((manoj.rawal@thomsonreuters.com)(+91-22 6180-7219; Reuters
Messaging: manoj.rawal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
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