MARKETS
Asian Market is trading mixed as Hang Seng was up by 0.55% while Nikkei 225 was down by 0.78% and Chinese markets were up by 0.49%.
Asian stocks swung from gains to losses after U.S. housing and consumer confidence data beat estimates, while investors await the sale
of long-term Italian debt today as borrowing costs surged following the nation’s deadlocked election. Overnight U.S. markets were up
by 0.84%. SGX Nifty at 8:00AM was trading at 5778 with a gain of 15 points.
MARKET STATS AT 8:30AM
| Domestic Indices | Last Price | CH | % CH | % CH 5D | N-Ferrous Metals | Last Price | CH | % CH | % CH 5D | 
| Sensex | 19015.14 | -316.55 | (1.64) | (3.20) | Copper | 7898.00 | 39.50 | 0.50 | (0.78) | 
| Nifty | 5761.35 | -93.40 | (1.60) | (3.06) | Aluminium | 2032.00 | 9.00 | 0.44 | (3.38) | 
| Global Indices | Last Price | CH | % CH | % CH 5D | Zinc | 2117.00 | 18.00 | 0.86 | (0.75) | 
| Dow Jones | 13900.13 | 115.96 | 0.84 | (0.97) | Nickel | 16800.00 | 155.00 | 0.93 | (2.15) | 
| NASDAQ | 3129.647 | 13.40 | 0.43 | (2.61) | Lead | 2315.50 | 18.50 | 0.81 | (1.47) | 
| S&P 500 | 1496.94 | 9.09 | 0.61 | (2.22) | Bullion & Crude Oil | Last Price | CH | % CH | % CH 5D | 
| FTSE 100 | 6270.44 | -84.93 | (1.34) | (1.70) | Gold | 1611.70 | -2.15 | -0.13 | 1.92 | 
| CAC 40 | 3621.92 | -99.41 | (2.67) | (3.05) | Silver | 29.30 | -0.10 | -0.34 | 1.96 | 
| DAX | 7597.11 | -176.08 | (2.27) | (2.00) | NYMEX Crude Oil | 92.84 | 0.21 | 0.23 | (1.72) | 
| Nikkei 225 | 11310.45 | -88.36 | (0.78) | (1.38) | ADR/GDR | Last Price | CH | % CH | % CH 5D | 
| Hang Seng | 22642.76 | 123.07 | 0.55 | (2.85) | Infosys | 54.48 | -0.10 | -0.18 | 4.27 | 
| Shanghai | 2304.607 | 11.27 | 0.49 | (3.86) | ICICI B | 41.79 | 0.08 | 0.19 | (4.24) | 
| CSI 300 | 2590.656 | 23.06 | 0.90 | (4.14) | Wipro | 9.36 | -0.12 | -1.27 | 0.65 | 
| KOSPI | 2006.14 | 6.13 | 0.31 | (0.91) | Sterlite | 7.21 | 0.07 | 0.98 | (5.26) | 
| Taiwan | 7904.28 | 23.38 | 0.30 | (1.55) | HDFCB | 39.22 | 0.48 | 1.24 | (4.06) | 
| Indices Future | Last Price | CH | % CH | % CH 5D | Tata Mo | 26.73 | -0.50 | -1.84 | (5.88) | 
| SGX Nifty | 5778 | 15.50 | 0.27 | (3.12) | Tata Com | 8.03 | -0.02 | -0.25 | (5.19) | 
| Dow Jones | 13867 | 8.00 | 0.06 | (0.16) | DR.Reddy | 32.65 | -0.46 | -1.39 | (3.57) | 
| Currencies & Freight | Last Price | CH | % CH | % CH 5D | MTNL | #N/A N/A | #N/A N/A | #N/A N/A | #N/A N/A | 
| USD-INR X-RATE | 54.01 | -0.09 | 0.16 | 0.11 | Patni | #N/A N/A | #N/A N/A | #N/A N/A | #N/A N/A | 
| EUR-INR X-RATE | 70.60 | -0.18 | 0.26 | 2.61 | SBI | 86.15 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 
| INR-JPY X-RATE | 1.70 | 0.00 | (0.06) | 1.23 | RIL | 30.75 | -1.00 | -3.15 | (2.35) | 
| BALTIC DRY INDEX | 741 | -2.00 | (0.27) | 0.4065 | L&T | 25.42 | -0.84 | -3.20 | (6.23) | 
SOURCE:BLOOMBERG
ECONOMY:
* 12 pm: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presents the economic survey for FY13 in parliament.
EQUITY MOVERS:
* Bata India quarterly profit 509.1m rupees vs 450.6m rupees.
* Hindalco declares lock-out at Silvassa plant on strike.
* NTPC to explore geothermal potential in Chhattisgarh state.
* Ranbaxy 4Q Ebitda margins lower due to atorvastatin recall, MD Arun Sawhney says on earnings conference call.
OTHER NEWS:
* India Feb. business cycle indicator at 170.4, higher by 4.2% y/y: BluFin Business Cycle Indicator statement.
* NSE says sun outage may hit VSAT connectivity March 5-18. Capital mkts and derivatives trading to continue as normal during outage.
* Indian Railways retains target to procure 16,000 wagons in FY13: Vinay Mittal, chairman of railway board.
* SingTel denies media reports, says no formal charges brought against it by India’s CBI.
* Steel Authority of India plans 1.5b rupee, 5-yr bond sale.
* SIDBI plans 2.5b rupee, 3-yr bond sale.
* Airasia expects to start India venture in 4Q, Fernandes says
EARNINGS:
* Castrol India - 4Q, Est. 1.11b rupees.
* Bosch India - 4Q, Est. 1.97b rupees.
BOND SALES:
* 3 pm: India to sell 70b rupees of 91-day bills.
* 3 pm: India to sell 50b rupees of 182-day bills.
BULK DEALS:
* CLSA Mauritius sold 2.6m Essar Shipping shrs at 21.25 rupees each: NSE data. Leman Diversified Fund bought 2.6m shrs.
* CLSA Mauritius sold 3.35m Essar Ports shrs at 83.84 rupees each: NSE data
CONFERENCES/EVENTS:
* 10 am: Chennai. CII conference on Vision Tamil Nadu: Sustainable Infrastructure Development.
* 10 am: Bangalore. BCIC seminar on Encouraging Entrepreneurship: Raising Capital from Seed/VC/Private Equity.
* 10:15 am: New Delhi. Minister of Mines Dinsha J. Patel chairs 3rd Geoscience Advisory Council meeting.
* 2:30 pm: Mumbai. RBI Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty speaks at meeting of the Financial Inclusion Advisory Committee.
* 3 pm: New Delhi. Chief Economic Adviser Raghuram G. Rajan holds press conference on the Economic Survey.
* 4:30 pm: New Delhi. Science & Technology Minister S. Jaipal Reddy is chief guest at National Science Day Celebrations.
SOURCE:BLOOMBERG
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