GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP* Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange is 0.08 percent up while the MSCI-Asia Pacific index excluding Japan. FACTORS TO WATCH* Earnings of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, Hero MotoCorp Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd later in the day. *The India Meteorological Department releases maiden forecast for the four-month long monsoon season from June.
*Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange. *On watch, the India Meteorological Department releases maiden forecast for the four-month-long monsoon season from June. ,Hero MotoCorp Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd later in the day.
*The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended flat on Wednesday with Boeing's five-year high among the day's highlights, but weakness in Procter& Gamble and AT&T kept the Dow in negative territory. FACTORS TO WATCH* India parliament budget session. India's Jet Airways in $379 mln stake sale to Etihad.
*Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange. *The Reserve Bank of India is likely to cut interest rates next week for a third time this year, drawing comfort from a fall in inflation as it seeks to help lift the economy from its lowest growth in a decade, according to a Reuters poll. *Idea Cellular Ltd to report results later in the day.
*Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange. *The Reserve Bank of India is likely to cut interest rates next week for a third time this year, drawing comfort from a fall in inflation as it seeks to help lift the economy from its lowest growth in a decade, according to a Reuters poll. *Idea Cellular Ltd to report results later in the day.
*Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange. FACTORS TO WATCH* Infosys, India's no. 2 software services provider, will report September quarter earnings. *A committee, led by prime minister's Economic Advisory Council chief C. Rangarajan, will recommend lifting curbs on India's tightly controlled sugar sector.
*Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange. *Infosys, India's no. 2 software services will report September quarter earnings. Infosys is expected to post a 24.9 percent rise in profit in the quarter ended Sept. 30 to 23.8 billion rupees.
*The S&P 500 fell for a fourth day on Wednesday, weighed down by disappointing news from Chevron and Alcoa. *World Steel Association, a group representing global steel producers, holds a 2- day annual conference in New Delhi. *India's telecoms minister will attend a event organised by the mobile tower industry in New Delhi.
*Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange. *Asian shares tracked Wall Street lower on Thursday as weak forecasts from U.S. corporate bellwethers underscored concern over global demand, particularly from China, and kept oil and other commodity prices under pressure.
SINGAPORE, Oct 10- Bank of America Corp has hired Loh Boon Chye, a Deutsche Bank AG veteran, as head of Asia Pacific global markets, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters.
SINGAPORE, Oct 10- Bank of America Corp has hired Loh Boon Chye, a Deutsche Bank AG veteran, as head of Asia Pacific global markets, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters.
SINGAPORE, Oct 10- Bank of America Corp has hired Loh Boon Chye, a Deutsche Bank AG veteran, as head of Asia Pacific global markets, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters.
S Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will visit Mumbai. *Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to speak at International Energy ministers meeting in New Delhi. *World Steel Association's 2- day annual conference in New Delhi.