GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP
* Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange rose 0.36
percent. The MSCI-Asia Pacific index, excluding Japan
was up 0.51 percent.
* Asian shares advanced on Friday as encouraging Chinese
data confirmed a recovery was on track in the world's second
largest economy, cementing positive sentiment after global
equities rose overnight.
* Stronger-than-expected data on U.S. housing starts and
jobless claims lit a fire under stocks on Thursday, pushing the
S&P 500 to a five-year high and its third day of gains.
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