Indian stocks to watch-Feb 19

GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP

* Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange (SES: S68.SI - news) are down 0.02

percent, while the MSCI (NYSE: MSCI - news) -Asia Pacific excluding Japan index

was lower 0.23 percent.

* Asian share markets were in hesitant mood on Wednesday as

investors keep a wary eye on interest rates in China, though the

euro left the dollar in its dust after more soft U.S. economic

data.

* The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose on Tuesday, following Wall

Street's biggest weekly gain of the year, as merger activity

increased confidence that there is value in the stock market

even as the benchmark index nears a record high.

KEY FACTORS/EVENTS TO WATCH

* India's currency, debt and money markets will be closed on

Wednesday for a public holiday. Stock markets will be open for

regular trading hours.

* Bank of England, FOMC meet minutes

INDIAN STOCKS TO WATCH

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NOTE (Stockholm: NOTE.ST - news) : Reuters has not verified third-party stories and does not

vouch for their accuracy.

U.S. regulator on India visit calls for greater drug safety

collaboration -

Coal India (BSE: COALINDIA.BO - news) units see double-digit output growth in 2014/15 -

India's fin min says c.bank must abide by govt focus on

growth -

IMG meet on Feb 25 to review coal field awards - Mint (http://link.reuters.com/fuc96v)

Tech Mahindra and Financial Technologies come closer on deal

talks - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/guc96v)

Stemcor may cut India iron pellet output due to poor demand,

tax -

Gold smuggling in India likely to rise if curbs stay-WGC -

Essar Energy (LSE: ESSR.L - news) to mothball unit at Stanlow refinery -

General Mills (NYSE: GIS - news) shopping for food deals in emerging markets

EDF (Paris: FR0010242511 - news) in talks to buy stake in GMR's Nepal project - Mint (http://link.reuters.com/duc96v)

IDFC sees a revenue loss of 60 percent in Delhi-Gurgaon

Expressway - Business Standard (http://link.reuters.com/muc96v)

Oil and gas auction might be put on hold - Business Standard

(http://link.reuters.com/nuc96v)

IL&FS Infra debt fund raises up to 15 billion rupees -

Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/puc96v)

(Compiled by Dipika Lalwani)