Dec 5 (Reuters) - GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP* Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange are 1.3percent higher, while the MSCI-Asia Pacific excluding Japanindex is down 0.24 percent. * Asian markets were off to a nervous start on Thursday asnever- ending speculation about the fate of U.S. stimulus liftedbond yields, while Japanese shares tried to find their footingafter taking a spill. * The Dow and the S&P 500 finished lower for the fourthconsecutive session on Wednesday after investors found fewreasons to make big moves, with uncertainty remaining over whenthe Federal Reserve will start to slow its stimulus.
EVENTS/FACTORS TO WATCH* India's parliament opens for the winter session (Dec. 5-20).* Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate atelecoms event organised by industry body FICCI and thetelecommunications ministry
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