GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP
* Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange are 0.05percent lower, while the MSCI-Asia Pacific excluding Japan index is down 0.1 percent.
* Asian markets steadied on Friday as Japanese sharesrecouped early losses, though investors were pensive ahead ofjobs data that could make or break the case for an imminentscaling back in U.S. stimulus.
* U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, with the Dow and S&P 500dropping for a fifth straight session after a round of mixedeconomic data left traders guessing as to when the FederalReserve would begin to slow its stimulus program. EVENTS/FACTORS TO WATCH
* RBI to sell 150 bln rupees of govt bonds.
* India market regulator likely to announce insider tradingrules.
* India's foreign investment regulator to considerVodafone's $1.6 bln unit stake buy proposal.
INDIAN STOCKS TO WATCH
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