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FACTORS TO WATCH 9:00 am: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, Textile Minister Smriti Irani, Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and SpiceJet Chairman Ajay Singh at India Economic Summit in New Delhi. 10:45 am: India’s Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu to inaugurate International Conference on Technological Advancements in Railway & Metro Projects in New Delhi. 12:00 pm: State Bank of India Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya invites media for informal discussion in Mumbai. 5:00 pm: Credit Suisse MD and India Equity Strategist Neelkanth Mishra and NDDB Chairman Dilip Rath at IMC Forum in Mumbai. 5:00 pm: RBI to release weekly foreign exchange data in Mumbai. 6:00 pm: Dilip Buildcon CMD Dilip Suryavanshi and CEO Devendra Jain, Gayatri Projects MD T.V. Sandeep Reddy and other industry executives at Construction World Annual Awards in Mumbai. 6:15 pm: Trade Minister Suresh Prabhu at FIEO event in new Delhi. LIVECHAT - WEEKAHEAD Reuters EMEA markets editor Mike Dolan discusses the upcoming week's main market inflection points at 3:30 pm IST. To join the conversation, click here INDIA TOP NEWS SBI's new boss puts bad debt under microscope, but also eyes growth Tackling bad debts will be the priority for State Bank of India, its newly appointed chairman Rajnish Kumar said on Thursday, but India's largest bank will not shy away from opportunities to grow, including in infrastructure lending. RBI panel pushes new rules so lenders pass on rate cuts more quickly A panel created by the Reserve Bank of India said lenders are not sticking to rules that determine how much they can charge for loans, and proposed new requirements that could force banks to pass on interest rate moves to customers more quickly. Indian government considering exemptions sought by Apple, says official The Indian government is considering exemptions sought by Apple Inc for setting up a unit to assemble iPhones, Ramesh Abhishek, the top bureaucrat in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, said on Thursday. SEBI panel proposes tougher corporate governance norms A panel appointed by India's market regulator proposed a slew of new regulations on Thursday to boost corporate governance, from enhancing the role of independent directors to improving financial disclosures. Thyssenkrupp unions fear loss of rights in Tata deal structure Labour bosses at Germany's Thyssenkrupp said workers' legal say in strategic decisions at the corporate level could be diluted in the planned holding structure for the new venture with India's Tata Steel. Bombardier eyes Asian markets amid U.S. trade spat with Boeing Bombardier Inc is betting on fast-growing markets like India to boost sales of its Q400 and CSeries narrow-body planes, a senior executive said on Thursday, at a time when the Canadian planemaker faces a trade row over sales to the United States. GLOBAL TOP STORIES U.S. Republicans move on tax reform; Fed officials see economic threats Congressional Republicans moved to hasten an overhaul of the U.S. tax code on Thursday, while Federal Reserve officials warned in rare public remarks that President Donald Trump's tax plan could lead to inflation and unsustainable federal debt. Spanish court suspends Catalan parliament session, throwing independence call in doubt Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the suspension of Monday's session of the regional Catalan parliament, throwing into doubt its plans to declare unilateral independence from Spain.

REUTERS INDIA EDITION Friday, October 6, 2017

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MORNING NEWS CALL - INDIA EDITION October 6, 2017

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STATE OF THE MARKETS The SGX Nifty Futures were at 9,932.50, trading up 0.15 percent from its previous close. Indian government bonds are likely to edge lower in early session ahead of a fresh supply of notes as demand remains subdued following the Monetary Policy Committee’s forecast that inflation will accelerate in coming months. The yield on the benchmark 6.79 percent bond maturing in 2027 is likely to trade in a 6.70 percent - 6.75 percent band. - NewsRise The Indian rupee will likely trade lower against the dollar in early trade, tracking overnight gains in the greenback that rose to a multi-week high on strong economic data amid hopes of progress on U.S. tax reforms and underpinned by strong Treasury yields. - NewsRise The S&P 500 posted its sixth straight record high close on Thursday, its longest run since 1997, as investors cheered increased prospects for a tax overhaul with Congress moving closer to agreement on a budget resolution. Asian stocks rose after optimism over U.S. tax reform plans lifted Wall Street shares to new highs, while the dollar hovered near a seven-week peak following additional indications of solid economic growth. The dollar touched a fresh seven-week high versus a basket of currencies, supported by hopes for progress on U.S. tax reforms, with traders looking to U.S. jobs data for near-term catalysts. U.S. Treasury debt yields rose on Thursday, bolstered by continued gains in the U.S. stock market as well as bullish comments on the economy from Federal Reserve officials that supported another rate hike in December. Oil markets were cautious as traders monitored a tropical storm heading for the Gulf of Mexico and as China remained closed for a week-long public holiday. Gold was steady ahead of key U.S. jobs data later in the day, with prices curbed as the U.S. dollar stood firm near a seven-week high.

CLOSE FII INVESTMENTS EQUITIES DEBT

PNDF spot 64.97/65.00 October 5 -$100.71 mln $448.88 mln

10-yr bond yield 6.98 pct Month-to-date -$144.95 mln $1.23 bln

Year-to-date $5.21 bln $24.52 bln

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PICTURE OF THE DAY

A mahout (an elephant keeper) walks with an elephant during a daily swim in a River at Pinnawal elephant orphanage near Pinnawala village in Rambukkana, Sri Lanka October 5. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

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