(This item will be discontinued from May 12. Press items willbe available at and diary events at. For anyquestions please contact Rafael Nam atrafael.nam@thomsonreuters.com or +91 22 6180 7425)GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP NSE index futures traded on the Singapore Exchange rise0.5 percent, while the MSCI-Asia Pacific excluding Japan index gains 0.46 percent. * Asian shares drew a measure of comfort from dovish comments bythe U.S. Federal Reserve chief and signs of easing tensions inUkraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin called onpro-Moscow separatists to postpone a succession vote. * U.S. stocks mostly rose on Wednesday after comments fromFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signalled continued supportfor the economy, but the Nasdaq fell for a second session asmomentum names sold off. KEY EVENTS/FACTORS TO WATCH* Newly-appointed Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor R Gandhito speak at a banking seminar on risk management* Weekly cabinet press briefing* Ranbaxy Laboratories Jan-March earnings. INDIAN STOCKS TO WATCHFor additional press items double click NOTE: Reuters has not verified third-party stories and does notvouch for their accuracy. India's Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care March-quarter net profit up 55 pct - Reuters India aviation regulator grants permit to AirAsia India - govtofficial - Reuters Chairman of India's Financial Technologies arrested infraud probe - Reuters Vodafone begins arbitration against India in tax dispute -Reuters Nissan likely to pick up 20-40 percent stake in DefianceTechnologies - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/ruk29v)Discoms may be paid for costlier gas - Business Standard (http://link.reuters.com/tuk29v)Despite repeated rebuffs, Teva woos Cipla with $6 billion offer- Livemint.com (http://link.reuters.com/vuk29v)Oil India buys 50 pct stake in Russian oil block for $85 million- Livemint.com (http://link.reuters.com/wuk29v) (Compiled by Manoj Rawal)
Swisscom posts steady Q1 profit, says Vodafone Italia deal on track
May 2 (Reuters) - Telecoms group Swisscom reported a slightly lower first-quarter core profit on Thursday, but beat market expectations, as business in its core Swiss and Italian markets continued to develop positively.
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