Morgan Stanley to price PLUS linked to basket

By Susanna Moon

Chicago, Feb. 13 - Morgan Stanley plans to price 0% Performance Leveraged Upside Securities due Aug. 31, 2010 linked to a basket, according to an FWP filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket consists of the iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 index fund with a 50% weight, gold with a 20% weight, silver with a 15% weight and platinum with a 15% weight.

Payout at maturity will be par plus double any basket gain, up to a maximum of $1,300 to $1,360 per $1,000 note. The exact cap will be set at pricing.

Investors will be exposed to any basket decline.

The notes will price and settle in February.

Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. is the agent.

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