Indian stocks to watch-March 10

GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP

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

down 0.5 percent, while the MSCI (NYSE: MSCI - news) -Asia Pacific excluding Japan

index slumps 1.1 percent.

* Asian stocks slipped in early trade and the dollar stepped

back from its recent highs as disappointing Chinese trade data

and uncertainty over the crisis in Ukraine kept risk appetite in

check.

* U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Friday, with the S&P 500

closing at a record after more jobs than expected were created

in February and January's figure was revised higher.

KEY EVENTS/FACTORS TO WATCH

* The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers will release

industry sales data for February, when demand remained mostly

subdued despite price cuts half-way through the month

INDIAN STOCKS TO WATCH

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vouch for their accuracy.

Ranbaxy recalls some batches of generic Lipitor in latest

quality blow -

India set to challenge U.S. for election-spending record -

Reliance Industries Ltd discoveries approved without

appraisal: CAG - PTI in Financial Express (http://link.reuters.com/jyz47v)

Apollo Hospitals postpones plans to list in Singapore -

Business Standard (http://link.reuters.com/kyz47v)

Infotech Enterprises says U.S. unit to acquire Softential

Inc -

Mahindra and Mahindra says gets Bombay High Court nod to

merge truck business with co -

Japan's Aeon (Taiwan OTC: 1599.TWO - news) denies Indian retail JV talks, Carrefour (Paris: FR0000120172 - news) silent

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Financial Technologies (India) appoints financial advisor

for divestment of MCX (BSE: MCX.BO - news) stake -

Tech Mahindra, Microsoft (Berlin: MSF.BE - news) to co-develop spring release of

Microsoft Dynamics CRM -

Petronas secures Indian partners for Canadian LNG plan -

GSK increases stake in Indian subsidiary to 75 pct -

KKR (Frankfurt: A1C10P - news) to lend 20 bln rupees to Hotel Leela Venture - Economic

Times (http://link.reuters.com/hyz47v)

(Compiled by Manoj Rawal)