GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP

* Asian shares and the euro paused on Thursday, marking time

ahead of a European Central Bank policy decision and remarks

from ECB President Mario Draghi on prospects for the euro zone

economy.

* The euro drifted lower on Thursday, while sterling

wallowed at multi-month lows as cautious investors waited for

the outcomes of central bank policy meetings in Europe and

Britain.

* Brent crude oil futures posted a modest rise on Wednesday

on economic optimism, while U.S. crude prices slipped after data

showed an unexpected rise in U.S. crude oil inventories.

* U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Wednesday as weaker U.S.

and European stock prices and political tension in the euro zone

boosted demand for safe-haven government debt.

LOCAL MARKETS PREVIOUS CLOSE

* BSE index 19,639.72 (-0.10 pct)

* NSE index 5,959.20 (0.04 pct)

* Rupee 53.155/165 per dollar (53.135/145)

* 10-year bond yield 7.91 pct (7.92 pct)

* 5-year OIS rate 7.28 pct (7.27 pct)

* 1-year OIS rate 7.64 pct (7.63 pct)

* Call money 7.90/8.00 pct (7.75/7.80 pct)

FACTORS TO WATCH

* India to release advance GDP estimates for 2012/13.

(0530GMT)

* RBI Governor to address press after cbank board meet.

(0715GMT)

* India's government's share sale in NTPC.

OVERNIGHT NEWS

* Southeast Asian central banks are in talks to overhaul the

way reference rates for offshore currency derivatives are set

following investigations by banks in Singapore that found

traders in the city-state tried to manipulate the market, the

president of Indonesia's foreign exchange industry group said.

* The United States said it had sanctioned Iran's main

agency in charge of broadcasting for helping the government

censor Western reports, part of a broader effort by Washington

to pressure Tehran's nuclear program.

* India's central bank could limit gold imports by banks in

'extreme circumstances,' it said on Wednesday, as it put forward

measures to help the world's biggest consumer of gold rein in

purchases and battle a record-high current account deficit.

MAJOR DEALS/ACQUISITIONS

* Numaligarh Refinery (NRL), a unit of a leading Indian

state-owned oil refiner, has sent out requests for proposals for

a $90m project financing, sources said. Proceeds will fund the

setting up of a wax plant at Numaligarh in the North-Eastern

Indian state of Assam. (IFR)

USD/INR NDFs (NY closing prices)

* For up-to-date prices, double click

Close Open High Low Volume

53.27-33 53.45 53.50 53.28 High

FII INVESTMENTS-EQUITIES (Net dollars)

Feb. 6* $213.79 mln#

Month-to-date** $1.79 bln

Year-to-date** $5.85 bln

* Provisional NSE data

** Source: Data as per custodial filing as on Feb. 6 on SEBI

website.

#(As per Reuters conversion, $1 = 53.23 rupees)

FII INVESTMENTS-DEBT (Net Dollars)*

Debt

Feb. 5 $12.36 mln

Month-to-date $227.02 mln

Year-to-date $778.10 mln

* Source: Data as per custodial filing as on Feb. 6 on SEBI

website.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TRADING (Net buy/sell, in rupees)

Feb. 6

Foreign Banks 12.61 bln

Public Sector Banks -15.98 bln

Private Sector Banks 10.17 bln

Mutual Funds -6.60 bln

Others -0.98 bln

Primary Dealers 0.78 bln

Source: Clearing Corp of India Ltd

MONEY MARKET INFLOWS (mln rupees)

Instrument Payment Date Amount

11.43% 2015 Interest Feb 07 6858.00

SDL 08.67%, 2017 Interest Feb 08 216.75

(KARNATAKA)

SDL 08.68%, 2022 Interest Feb 08 108.50

(PUNJAB)

SDL 08.69%, 2022 Interest Feb 08 1520.75

(3 States)

SDL 08.71%, 2022 Interest Feb 08 1088.75

(2 States)

SDL 08.73%, 2022 Interest Feb 08 69.84

(HIMACHAL PRADESH)

SDL 08.90%, 2022 Interest Feb 08 333.75

(ANDHRA PRADESH)

SDL 08.91%, 2022 Interest Feb 08 333.75

(ANDHRA PRADESH)

SDL 08.91%, 2022 Interest Feb 08 245.03

(HARYANA)

SDL 08.92%, 2022 Interest Feb 08 2809.80

(6 States)

SDL 08.93%, 2022 Interest Feb 08 580.45

(2 States)

SDL 08.97%, 2022 Interest Feb 08 112.13

(NAGALAND)

91 days T-Bill Redemption Feb 08 100000.00

364 days T-Bill Redemption Feb 08 40000.00

10.03% 2019 Interest Feb 09 3009.00

For full table:

ISSUANCES

Instrument Amount Date

Bond Sale 120 bln rupees Feb. 8

LIQUIDITY

* The RBI said on Wednesday it accepted all 24 bids for

576.15 billion rupees at its one-day repo auction, through which

it injects cash into the banking system. It received two bids

for 15 billion rupees at its reverse repo auction, through which

it absorbs cash from the system.

* Indian banks' refinancing with RBI falls to 135.61 billion

rupees.

* Indian banks' cash balances with RBI rise to 3.26 trillion

rupees.

(Compiled by Subhadip Sircar)

Keywords: MARKETS INDIA FX DEBT/PREOPENER

(subhadip.sircar@thomsonreuters.com)(+91-22-61807201; Reuters Messaging: subhadip.sircar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)

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