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GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP* Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange up 0.95percent and the MSCI-Asia Pacific index excluding Japan gains 0.78 percent. * Asian shares rose to their highest in nearly five months onexpectations of an imminent deal to reopen the U.S. governmentand avert a possible debt default, though the squabbling inWashington kept markets on edge ahead of Thursday's deadline. * U.S. stocks ended a volatile session with modest gains onMonday, as investors bet that there would soon be a deal inWashington to increase the debt limit, though there were noobvious signs of progress.
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* Earnings on Tuesday include HDFC Bank Ltd andTata Consultancy Services Ltd.
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Food prices drive up Indian inflation, strengthening ratehike view
India's Reliance seeks gas price clarity before boosting D6investments
India's Fortis to sell Quality Healthcare to Bupa for $355mln
Top telecommunications companies raise rentals of 2G dataplans - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/kaz73v)
Idea faces 6 billion rupees penalty for 'wilful' breach oflicence norms after doing merger with Spice - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/maz73v)
Global pharmaceutical companies may get to sell drugslocally without conducting clinical trials - Mint (http://link.reuters.com/naz73v)
Larsen & Toubro infotech sales to top $1 billion by year-endin revenue - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/paz73v)
NTPC plans to set up new mining unit for fuel security -Mint (http://link.reuters.com/qaz73v)
Indian Oil selected bidder for West Bengal Govt'sdisinvestment of stake in Haldia Petrochemicals
India's CMC Ltd Sept-qtr net profit up 36 pct
Cabinet Committee frees up 92 major investment projectsworth 3.5 trillion rupees - Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/raz73v)
Reliance Infrastructure to enter Nifty Midcap 50; VijayaBank to exit - PTI in Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/saz73v)
SingTel seeks to raise stake in Indian arm - BusinessStandard (http://link.reuters.com/taz73v) (Compiled by Manoj Rawal)
