July 19 (Reuters) - GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP * Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange SINc1 up 0.08 percent and the MSCI-Asia Pacific index excluding Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS is 0.25 percent lower. * Japanese shares skidded from a two-month peak on Friday in a sudden reversal, sparked by profit-taking ahead of a weekend election that should see Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gain control of the upper house of parliament. MKTS/GLOB * The Dow and the S&P 500 closed at record highs on Thursday after Morgan Stanley and others reported better-than-expected earnings and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments further reassured markets. .N FACTORS TO WATCH * Earnings on Friday: Reliance Industries Ltd RELI.NS , Bajaj Auto Ltd BAJA.NS * India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address a business chamber's annual meeting. (0430 GMT) * An Indian court will issue a verdict on whether to add billionaire Anil Ambani as a "witness" in an ongoing trial in a case over alleged corruption in telecoms licences allocation five years ago. 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. India's Tata Consultancy Services TCS.NS profit rises on US demand ID:nL4N0FO2V5 India's Mindtree MINT.NS April-June net up 51.79 pct ID:nWNBS004MT India cbank raises 25.32 bln rupees at OMO sale, much below target ID:nI8N0F4007 India cbank gets no bids at special repo auction for mutual funds ID:nI8N0F4009 India's Bayer Cropscience BAYE.NS says board to consider buy back ID:nWNBS004MR Container Corporation of India say board to consider bonus issue ID:nWNBS004MU Jaguar Land Rover TAMOJL.UL to increase 800 mln pounds loan ID:nL4N0FO3QQ Plan to hike iron ore royalty by 50 pct to hit steelmakers hard - Financial Express (http://link.reuters.com/cyj79t) Global food majors PepsiCo, Mondelez, ITC and Britannia eye major stake in Balaji Wafers - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/hyj79t) Gitanjali Gems promoter, others barred from trading in stock market - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/gyj79t) Ashok Leyland to cut wages, reduce debt - Business Standard (http://link.reuters.com/fyj79t) In a setback to Vedanta, first gram sabha nixes mining in Niyamgiri - Financial Express (http://link.reuters.com/dyj79t) (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