Evening News Round-up:

*India needs buffers as US Fed eases back: JPM

*Nifty at 7000 likely in 2014; bet on pharma: DSP BlackRock

*Rupee may touch 59/dollar before elections: Bank of America

*Fitch affirms US ratings, removes downgrade danger

*Market may see sharp decline if good news stops: Macquarie

*Kakal exit on expected lines; buy Infosys on every dip: Quant

*Birla Sun Life sees healthy FII flows continuing for India

*Looking to buy copper on dips; gold to consolidate: Barratt

*Putin looks to Asia as West threatens to isolate Russia

*Finance Minister, responsible for ‘Gloom India’ says BJP

*Bullish FII bets help benchmark indices edge higher

*India’s steel output down 3.2% in Feb

*Volume and realisations to support NMDC’s growth

*Tyre stocks on a roll, Ceat zooms over 15%

*Retail inflation for farm and rural workers eases in Feb

*Adani Enterprises gains as promoter release pledge shares

*Claris Lifesciences surges on share buyback plan

*IL&FS Engineering gains on winning Rs 70 crore constructions contract

*Curbs on gold import leading to smuggling: Commerce Minister

*More work required on corporate governance: Sebi’s Sinha

*Gas price hike to set off farm or food subsidy dilemma

*Axis Bank jumps 3%, govt sells 9% stake via block deals

*HDFC plans to raise up to Rs 1000 crore via bonds: report

*CPSE ETF oversubscribed, fetches over Rs 3,150 crore: report

*Tata Steel & Axis gain, Reliance falls 3%; Sensex ends flat

*No differences with Rajan, says Chakrabarty on resignation

*Raghuram Rajan says ‘haven’t moved to targeting inflation’

*Every Re 1 rise helps oil sector by Rs 4,700 cr: Vasudeva

*Oil India declares second interim dividend of ₹10/share