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FACTORS TO WATCH

9:30 am: Junior Agriculture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to address ‘Accelerating Agriculture Insurance’ event

in New Delhi.

10:00 am: KKR Managing Director Sanjay Nayyar, AppDynamics MD & CEO Jyoti Bansal and other industry officials

at TiE Global Summit in Mumbai.

10:00 am: Raymond Director- Retail Mohit Dhanjal, TBZ Chief Human Resource Officer Monica Bhandari and other

retail industry officials at Retail Leadership Summit in Mumbai.

3:30 pm: Bank of Baroda Chairman Ravi Venkatesan at BMA Corporate Leadership Awards function in Mumbai.

4:00 pm: Law & Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to sign India-Canada joint declaration of intent

for co-operation in information technology and cyber space in New Delhi.

LIVECHAT - ASSET CLASSES IN BUBBLE?

Market players seem to be divided on the quality of the equity rally in 2017. While most believe that it's growth and

fundamentals based, a select few disagree and call it a bubble. Jesse Colombo, Economic Analyst and Contributing

Editor (Forbes) is among those. We seek to understand why he thinks a bubble exists and what are the ways (if any) to

take pre-emptive action. To join the conversation at 0930 IST, click here

INDIA TOP NEWS

Jaitley slams oversight lapses amid huge bank fraud probe

Finance Minister decried a "lack of ethics" among sections of Indian business on Tuesday and criticised inadequate

oversight by auditors and regulators, after the financial sector was rocked by a $1.8 billion fraud at a state-run bank.

Canada's PM says India trip about broader ties not just political ones

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau downplayed talk of a snub by the Indian government on his first state visit to

the country this week, and cast his trip as being focused on building business and cultural ties and not just political

ones.

India to allow private firms to mine coal for commercial use

India will auction coal blocks to private companies, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday, a move that would end

restrictions on the sale and use of the fuel after more than four decades and end Coal India's near-monopoly status.

Indian software services sector to grow 7-9 pct in FY19 - lobby group

India's software services exports will see revenue growth of 7-9 percent in constant currency terms in the fiscal year to

March 2019, a leading lobby group forecast on Tuesday, as the industry continues to recover from what has been a

tough year.

GLOBAL TOP STORIES

Mueller ups pressure on Trump campaign aides with new charge

U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Tuesday stepped up pressure on two former Trump campaign aides to

cooperate in his probe into possible collusion with Russia, unsealing a criminal charge against a lawyer for lying to

Mueller's investigators.

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GM offers $2.8 billion investment in S.Korea over 10 yrs - S.Korea official

General Motors has proposed $2.8 billion of fresh investment into its South Korean operations over the 10 years as part

of its plan to restructure the embattled unit, a South Korean senior government official said.

Qualcomm deals blow to Broadcom's bid with sweetened NXP deal

U.S. semiconductor company Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday unveiled a sweetened $44 billion agreement to acquire NXP

Semiconductors NV, its most defiant move in its defense against a hostile $121 billion bid from Broadcom Ltd.

STATE OF THE MARKETS

The SGX Nifty Futures were trading at 10,379.50, up 0.49 pct from its previous close.

The Indian rupee will likely open lower against the dollar, tracking overnight greenback strength underpinned by gains

in U.S. Treasury yields ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting minutes due post market

hours. -Newsrise

Indian government bonds are likely to fall in early trade tracking firm U.S. yields and ahead of the release of India’s

latest monetary policy minutes. -Newsrise

The Dow and S&P 500 fell on Tuesday to snap a six-session winning streak as a sharp decline in Walmart weighed

heavily, but gains in Amazon and chip stocks helped the Nasdaq hold near the unchanged mark.

Stock markets dipped after a long winning run on Wall Street ended overnight, while the dollar gained momentum as

yields on U.S. Treasury debt headed for highs not seen in four years.

Oil prices fell; weighed down as the U.S. dollar moved further away from three-year lows hit last week.

Gold extended its fall as the dollar remained strong on rising treasury yields, while investors awaited the minutes of the

U.S. Federal Reserve's last policy meeting for cues on the pace of interest rate hikes this year.

CLOSE FII INVESTMENTS EQUITIES DEBT

PNDF spot 64.77/64.80 February 20 -$131.07 mln $60.04 mln

10-yr bond yield 7.7 pct Month-to-date - $400.74 mln

Year-to-date - $1.87 bln

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PICTURE OF THE DAY

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, their daughter Ella Grace and son Xavier pose with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan in Mumbai, India February 20. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

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