Indian shares to tread water; Tata Steel, RCom eyed

MUMBAI, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Indian shares are seen opening
steady on Monday, with quarterly earnings deciding
stock-specific moves and monthly inflation data due around 0630
GMT seen providing more cues.

Wholesale price index INWPI=ECI in October probably rose
8.44 percent from a year earlier, a touch slower than its 8.62
percent increase in September, a Reuters poll showed.
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Tata Steel (TISC.BO) will be in focus after the steelmaker
reported forecast-beating quarterly results late last Friday on
better demand and higher prices, and said it would raise up to
$1.6 billion in additional capital. [ID:nSGE6AA0O4]

Tata Power (TTPW.BO) will be watched after the top
private-sector utility said late last Friday its
September-quarter net profit rose 36 percent. [ID:nBMA008860]

Reliance Communications (RLCM.BO) will also be on the radar
after the second-largest mobile operator reported a 40-percent
drop in quarterly profit -- its fifth-straight quarter of
profit fall, which however was smaller than expected.
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The MSCI's measure of Asian markets other than Japan
.MIAPJ0000PUS was almost flat at 0250 GMT, while Japan's
Nikkei .N225 was trading 0.7 percent higher.

The Nifty India stock futures in Singapore SINc1 were
barely changed.

On Friday, the 30-share BSE index .BSESN shed 2.1 percent
to 20,156.89 points.

STOCKS TO WATCH

* Adani Power (ADAN.BO), after a senior executive said on
Sunday it was looking at acquisition opportunities overseas for
coal mines and power plant and would raise its power generation
capacity in India to 2,000 megawatts by December.
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* IT firm Tech Mahindra Ltd (TEML.BO), after it said late
last Friday it would find it difficult to sustain operating
margins seen in the fiscal second quarter as the company copes
with currency volatility and strong competition.
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* Indian Oil Corp (IOC.BO), after it reported a surge in
September-quarter profit to 52.9 billion rupees.
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FACTORS TO WATCH
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* Indian rupee report
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* Indian bond report
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* Euro burdened by Ireland, USD gets lift from yields
[FRX/]
* NYMEX-Crude inches higher on dip buying
[O/R]
* Stocks steadier after fall; sentiment fragile
[MKTS/GLOB]
* Wall St slips on China inflation worries; fear rises
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* For closing rates of Indian ADRs
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(Reporting by Ami Shah and Swati Pandey; editing by Malini
Menon)