Indian stocks to watch - Jan 9

Jan 9 (Reuters) - GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP * Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange (SES: S68.SI - news) down 0.13 percent, while the MSCI (NYSE: MSCI - news) -Asia Pacific excluding Japan index falls 0.2 percent. * Asian shares wavered on Thursday after a lacklustre performance on Wall Street overnight and ahead of a key U.S. jobs report due out the following day, while the dollar stood near a seven-week high against a basket of currencies. * The S&P 500 ended nearly flat on Wednesday as equity indexes had a muted reaction to the minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's most recent meeting, while Micron's strong results helped boost the Nasdaq.

FACTORS TO WATCH

* Indian auto industry body to release monthly sales data in New Delhi.

INDIAN STOCKS TO WATCH

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India cbank eases gold lending rules for non-bank finance companies -

Moody's: India's government debt structure mitigates macro-economic imbalances -

Tata Teleservices may reduce Viom stake by half - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/saj85v)

Government likely to divest remaining Balco shares via auction route - PTI in Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/taj85v)

Petroleum ministry opposes IOC stake sale at current market price - PTI in Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/vaj85v)

FIIs not allowed to buy further shares in Jubilant (BSE: JUBILANT.BO - news) FoodWorks: RBI - PTI in Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/waj85v)

Tata Steel bags 2-year French rail contract - PTI in Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/xaj85v)

NTPC (BSE: NTPC.BO - news) says 'private group' illegally mining its coal block - Mint (http://link.reuters.com/zaj85v) (Compiled by Manoj Rawal)