| * European stocks flat after Tokyo rallies * China central bank injects funds, eases fears of repeat cash crunch * Hundreds of prisoners freed in Pakistan jailbreak * Mixed data leave Asian markets adrift * Bangladesh garment makers chase growth despite factory disasters * China starts importing natural gas from Myanmar * Shanghai Greenland makes $1bn foray into US real estate * India approves Etihad's purchase of stake in Jet Airways * Sugar jumps to four-week high on Brazil worries Markets: mixed European stocks flat after Tokyo rallies
Stocks are mixed, with many national benchmarks stuck in recent tight confines as investors display reluctance to make bold bets before this week's batch of central bank decisions and important economic data.
http://on.ft.com/1e814Gd China central bank injects funds, eases fears of repeat cash crunch
China's central bank injected funds into money markets via open market operations on Tuesday for the first time since February, easing fears of another cash crunch ahead of the month end after a severe cash squeeze in June caused market panic.
http://reut.rs/13qKgoM Hundreds of prisoners freed in Pakistan jailbreak
Dozens of Taliban militants armed with guns, grenades and bombs attacked a prison in northwest Pakistan, freeing more than 250 prisoners, including 25 "dangerous terrorists", officials said.
http://on.ft.com/1e81cpg Mixed data leave Asian markets adrift
Asian markets posted slight gains as investors digested economic data from Japan and South Korea that sent mixed signals about two of the region's key economies. The mood was also cautious following a weak session in the US ahead of a slate of central bank policy decisions.
http://on.ft.com/1aU1JeR Bangladesh garment makers chase growth despite factory disasters
Three months after the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed, crushing more than 1,100 people to death, garment makers in the nearby industrial zone of Gazipur appear as busy as ever in an industry that employs 4m Bangladeshis and accounts for most of the country's exports.
http://on.ft.com/18N7vS7 China starts importing natural gas from Myanmar
China has started importing natural gas from Myanmar, a milestone as the world's largest energy consumer expands its strategic access to energy resources across the Indian Ocean.
http://on.ft.com/18MGxdm Shanghai Greenland makes $1bn foray into US real estate
Make way for another Chinese developer looking to try its luck in the US. Shanghai Greenland Group, the state-owned company behind what will become China's third-tallest building, is making its first foray into US real estate with a deal to invest $1bn in a downtown Los Angeles project.
http://on.ft.com/1c9KwPT India approves Etihad's purchase of stake in Jet Airways
Etihad Airways has been given the go-ahead for a $380m deal to buy a 24 per cent stake in Jet Airways, in a move that is likely to test India's openness to foreign direct investment.
http://on.ft.com/13tIi6e Sugar jumps to four-week high on Brazil worries
Sugar jumped almost 3 per cent to a four-week high as uncertainty about the impact on output from bad weather in Brazil triggered covering of investors' bearish bets.
http://on.ft.com/160VKBK Emerging Markets
MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.05% at 954.33 Europe
FTSE up +0.26% at 6,577
RTS down -0.50% at 1,335
Warsaw Wig down -0.10% at 46,435
FTSE 300 Eurotop up +0.14% at 1,208 Americas
DJIA down -0.24% at 15,522
S&P 500 down -0.37% at 1,685
Bovespa down -0.42% at 49,212 Asia
Nikkei 225 up +1.53% at 13,870
Topix up +1.78% at 1,149
Hang Seng up +0.48% at 21,954
Shanghai Composite up +0.70% at 1,990
MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +0.17% at 444.51
CNX Nifty down -1.31% at 5,755 Currencies
€/$ 1.33 (1.33)
$/¥ 97.94 (97.94) Commodities
Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.18 at 107.27
Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.61 at 103.94
100 Oz Gold (Comex) down -6.30 at 1,322 | 
