Indian stocks to watch-March 31

* Nifty futures traded at Singapore Exchange (SES: S68.SI - news) is up 0.41

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

gains 0.21 percent.

* Asian stocks were up slightly in a cautious start to the week

on Monday, with investors holding out hopes that China would

take steps to stimulate the economy.

* U.S. stocks ended up on Friday but off their session highs as

a late afternoon selloff in the biotechnology sector weighed on

the overall market. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell nearly 3

percent for the week, marking its worst week since October 2012.

KEY EVENTS/FACTORS TO WATCH

India's fiscal deficit data for April-Feb

Infrastructure output for February

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.

India to borrow $61.4 bln between April-Sept - govt -

Vedanta donations to Indian parties ruled illegal by Delhi

court -

Reliance not to change D6 gas price from April 1 -govt

source -

If Modi wins election, neighbours can expect a more muscular

India -

Suzlon eyes 100 bln rupee LSE listing for arm - Times of

India

(http://link.reuters.com/kes97v)

Safaricom, Bharti get conditional approval to buy Kenyan

rival -

India mkt regulator extends foreign portfolio investor rule

implementation to June -

ANALYSIS-In battling Maruti Suzuki, Indian fund managers

find voice -

Jain Irrigation Systems may sell stake in food processing

unit - Economic Times

(http://link.reuters.com/jes97v)

GMR puts aircraft maintenance unit on sale - Mint

(http://link.reuters.com/hes97v)

(Compiled by Manoj Rawal)