*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