MORNING NEWS CALL REUTERS EDITION Friday, October 27, 2017

FACTORS TO WATCH 10:00 am: Railway Minister , Junior Railway Ministers and Rajen Gohain at International Conference on Green Initiatives & Railway Electrification in . 10:00 am: Bandhan Bank MD Chandra Shekhar Ghosh at business conclave on entrepreneurship and start-ups in Kolkata. 10:30 am: Government to select transaction advisors for Air India stake sale in New Delhi. Seven firms to make presentation to disinvestment ministry. 11:00 am: Mphasis Q2 post-earnings conference call in Mumbai. 11:00 am: L&T Finance Holdings Q2 post-earnings conference call in Mumbai. 1:30 pm: Maruti Suzuki Chairman R.C. Bhargava and MD Kenichi Ayukawa to address media on company’s Q2 results in New Delhi. 3:30 pm: IOCL Q2 earnings press conference in New Delhi. 5:00 pm: ICICI Bank post-earnings conference call in Mumbai. 5:00 pm: RBI releases weekly forex reserves data in Mumbai. 6:00 pm: Former RBI Governor Y.V. Reddy to speak at Patil Memorial Lecture in Mumbai.

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INDIA TOP NEWS

Business stresses in PM Modi's backyard spur India's bank rescue For three years, Prime Minister had avoided the one step that everybody from central bank officials to credit rating agencies had implored him to take to fix the country's banking woes - a massive injection of cash.

EXCLUSIVE-Vedanta, Adani may bid for $9 billion Indian diamond mine left by Rio Indian resources conglomerates Adani and Vedanta are considering bidding for a $9 billion diamond project in the country that was abandoned by global miner Rio Tinto this year, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter.

Yes Bank bad loans spike in Q2 on RBI action, profit up Yes Bank, India's fifth-biggest private lender by assets, saw its bad loans spike in the second quarter after a central bank audit, although quarterly profit rose 25 percent, helped by higher interest and fee income.

United Spirits Q2 profit up about 86 percent United Spirits Ltd posted a nearly 86 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, beating estimates.

HDFC Life sets price range for up to $1.34 billion IPO HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd's initial public offering could raise as much as 86.95 billion rupees after the Indian insurer set a 275-290 rupees per share price range for the IPO on Thursday.

Biocon Q2 profit more than halves Biocon Ltd posted a 53 percent fall in quarterly profit on Thursday, missing estimates, as higher costs at its Malaysia plant and pricing pressures in its active pharmaceutical ingredients business weighed.

India's $116 million stake sale in miner NLC subscribed 2.1 times The Indian government is set to raise 7.5 billion rupees from the sale of a 5 percent stake in miner NLC India Ltd, with the issue getting subscribed 2.1 times in a two-day auction on the stock exchanges.

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GLOBAL TOP STORIES

Amazon sales surge after Whole Foods acquisition, busy Prime Day Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said its sales surged over the summer and profit trounced expectations, as shoppers jumped at "Prime Day" promotions on its website and bought groceries at its newly acquired chain of Whole Foods Market stores.

Baby step but no big bang: ECB warily starts pulling back from loose money The European Central Bank took a step towards weaning the euro zone off loose money on Thursday but promised years of stimulus and even left the door open to backtracking.

Subaru was lax on final inspection rules for Japan cars -sources Subaru Corp failed to follow proper inspection procedures for vehicles destined for the domestic market at a factory in Japan, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

STATE OF THE MARKETS

The SGX Nifty Futures were at 10,385.00, trading up 0.12 percent from its previous close.

Indian government bonds are expected to trade little changed in early session, as investors may defer purchases ahead of a weekly supply of notes. The yield on the benchmark 6.79 percent bond maturing in 2027 may trade in a 6.79 percent - 6.84 percent band. - NewsRise

The Indian rupee will likely edge lower against the dollar in early trade, in line with most Asian peers, after the greenback rallied against the euro following the European Central Bank’s decision to extend current bond purchases though at a reduced pace, hurting chances of a rate hike next year. - NewsRise

The Dow and S&P 500 advanced on Thursday after a round of positive corporate earnings announcements, but gains were curbed and the Nasdaq lost ground on a drop in the healthcare sector.

Asian shares gained as technology shares were boosted by upbeat earnings from U.S. hi-tech giants while the euro hovered near three-month low against the dollar after the European Central Bank extended its stimulus.

The dollar stood tall, on track for weekly gains, while the euro slumped to three-month lows after the European Central Bank extended its bond purchases and reduced the chances that it would hike interest rates in 2018.

U.S. Treasury yields inched higher on Thursday in choppy trading, undermined by a soft auction of U.S. 7-year notes which saw demand at its weakest since August last year.

Oil prices inched up, with Brent crude approaching $60 a barrel, amid tightening market expectations buoyed by comments from Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince backing the extension of OPEC-led output cuts.

Gold was little changed, after dipping to a three-week low as the dollar gained against the euro after the European Central Bank extended its bond buying programme.

CLOSE FII INVESTMENTS EQUITIES DEBT

PNDF spot 64.84/64.87 October 26 -$57.84 mln $141.62 mln

10-yr bond yield 6.96 pct Month-to-date $52.98 mln $2.30 bln

Year-to-date $5.41 bln $25.58 bln

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PICTURE OF THE DAY

The reflection of a woman is seen in the waters of the Sabarmati River as she worships the Sun god during the religious festival of Chhath Puja in Ahmedabad, October 26. REUTERS/Amit Dave

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