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April 8 (Reuters) - GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP
* Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange fell 0.42percent, while the MSCI-Asia Pacific index excluding Japan was down 0.37 percent.
* The yen tumbled broadly and Japanese stocks soared onMonday, reflecting high expectations for the Bank of Japan'sambitious stimulus drive, but U.S. weak jobs data weighed onother assets.
* U.S. stocks ended their worst week this year with losseson Friday after a weaker-than-expected jobs report underminedconfidence in the economy and first-quarter earnings growth.
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* Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram meets bankers inMumbai and investors in Chennai.
* The Supreme Court is expected to hear a petition bybillionaire Sunil Mittal, chairman of the country's top mobilephone operator Bharti Airtel Ltd, seeking to overturna lower court order that asked him to appear before the court ina spectrum allocation corruption case
* TVS Motor Co Ltd, India's fourth-biggestmotorcycle company by sales holds a press conference in Chennaion Monday, where it is expected to announce a long awaitedtechnology sharing agreement with the motorcycle division ofGermany's BMW. (1500 GMT)
* India central bank governor to meet economists, economiceditors for a pre-policy consultation. (0630 GMT)
* Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, India's top powerequipment maker, will post its provisional fourth quarterresults. (0745 GMT)
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