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Oct 8 (Reuters) - GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP * Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange are up 0.85percent, while the MSCI-Asia Pacific index excluding Japan is flat. * The dollar skidded to near an eight-month low on Tuesday asthe U.S. government shutdown entered its second week, leavinginvestors on tenterhooks as politicians in Washington madelittle headway in agreeing a deal to avoid an historic U.S. debtdefault. * U.S. stocks fell on Monday, extending two weeks of losses, asa lack of progress in ending the partial U.S. governmentshutdown or the debt-ceiling standoff kept investorsnervous.
KEY FACTORS/EVENTS TO WATCH
* The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) willreport industry auto sales for September at 0500 GMT.
* The WGC will hold a round table with media on Tuesday.
* Arundhati Bhattacharya takes over as first ever woman tohead the State Bank of India, the country's largest lender at1130 GMT.
INDIAN STOCKS TO WATCHFor additional press items double click NOTE: Reuters has not verified third-party stories and does notvouch for their accuracy.
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Banks guarantee $2-bn Essar Steel dollar loan - FinancialExpress (http://link.reuters.com/meq63v)
Maruti Suzuki to build its own family of diesel engines -Economic Times (http://link.reuters.com/neq63v)
Trai lowers one-time charge for spectrum - Economic Times(http://link.reuters.com/peq63v)
Vodafone plans $2 billion investment to raise stake inIndian unit-FT
India's GSK Pharma says products not being bought bywholesalers in parts of India
Bajaj Hindusthan says to delist from Luxembourg StockExchange
H&M's Rs 7 bln FDI proposal gets DIPP green signal -Business Standard (http://link.reuters.com/qeq63v)
JSPL in talks to buy 1,320-Mw power project in AndhraPradesh - Business Standard (http://link.reuters.com/req63v)
Power generation in September highest in 30 months - Mint(http://link.reuters.com/seq63v)
Reliance Cement to commission 5 mt plant in MP this month -Mint (http://link.reuters.com/teq63v)
Nalco plans Rs 50 bln alumina refinery to revive earnings -Mint (http://link.reuters.com/veq63v) (Compiled by Manoj Rawal)
