5:30 pm: Government to release January consumer price inflation data in New Delhi.
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Tata Steel, Thyssenkrupp merger talks face extensive delays Investors expecting a deal this year in Tata Steel's talks to merge its European assets with Germany's Thyssenkrupp risk disappointment, given complications associated with the Indian-owned firm's British pension scheme.
Top Indian lender SBI sees credit growth accelerating State Bank of India predicted its credit growth will accelerate in the next financial year driven by funding for new government projects, as the nation's top lender by assets reported its first rise in quarterly profit in more than a year.
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Finance ministry official to head capital markets regulator India has appointed senior finance ministry official Ajay Tyagi as the new chairman of its capital markets regulator, the government said on Friday, at a time when corporate governance issues have taken centre stage in the country.
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Saab pitches modern combat jet plant in India in two-horse race with Lockheed Sweden's SAAB has offered to build the world's most modern fighter aircraft factory in India, it said on Friday, as it goes head-to-head with U.S. rival Lockheed Martin to supply hundreds of locally produced planes to India's military.
AIRSHOW-Boeing eyes more Indian orders with new business unit Boeing's new Indian unit will help the company win more business from local customers and mean more employment in the South Asian country, the head of the U.S. defence firm's Indian business said on Friday.
Vedanta says in talks with Indian govt over clean coal Indian mining company Vedanta Resources has held talks with the Indian government on developing clean coal, as coal is "a core part" of the energy mix despite its high level of carbon emissions, the firm's CEO said.
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Japan's economy gets trade boost in Q4, Trump poses risks Japan's economy grew for a fourth straight quarter in the final three months of last year thanks to strong exports, though weak private consumption and rising protectionism in the United States suggested a sustainable recovery could be some way off.
China gets an early win off Trump, but many battles remain Combining public bluster with behind-the-scenes diplomacy, China wrested a concession from the United States as the two presidents spoke for the first time this week, but Beijing may not be able to derive much comfort from the win on U.S. policy toward Taiwan.
LOCAL MARKETS OUTLOOK (As reported by NewsRise) The SGX Nifty Futures were at 8,844.50, up 0.41 pct from its previous close.
The Indian rupee is poised to open little changed to slightly higher against the dollar, as likely gains in local shares amid steadying risk appetite will temper the impact of broad strength in the greenback.
Indian government bonds are likely to open largely unchanged ahead of the release of key retail inflation data after market today. The yield on the benchmark 6.97 pct bond maturing in 2026 is likely to trade in a 6.77 pct-6.83 pct band today. The bond had closed at 101.14 rupees, yielding 6.81 pct, on Feb. 10.
GLOBAL MARKETS Wall Street's main stock indexes rose to fresh all-time closing highs on Friday as a spike in oil prices supported energy shares and investors renewed their optimism about President Donald Trump's economic agenda.
The dollar rose against the yen on relief that U.S. President Donald Trump set aside tough campaign rhetoric over security and jobs in a smooth meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with no mention of currency policy.
U.S. Treasury yields edged higher on Friday, boosted by solid monthly import price data as investors acted largely on technical data.
Oil prices dipped on signs that global fuel markets remained bloated despite OPEC-led crude production cuts that have been more successful than most initially expected.
Gold slipped as the dollar strengthened against the yen, with the greenback buoyed by a smooth meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that saw no mention of currency policy.
CLOSE FII INVESTMENTS EQUITIES DEBT PNDF spot 66.84/66.87 February 10 $75.58 mln $48 mln 10-yr bond yield 7.14 pct Month-to-date $243.11 mln $760.72 mln Year-to-date $236.72 mln $648.64 mln For additional data: India govt bond market volumes Stock market reports Non-deliverable forwards data Corporate debt stories [IN CORPD] Local market closing/intraday levels [IN SNAPSHOT] Monthly inflows [INFLOWS RTRS TABLE IN] ($1 = 66.88 Indian rupees) (Erum Khaled in Bengaluru)
