| * Stocks shrug aside US shutdown * Netanyahu brands Rouhani 'wolf in sheep's clothing' * Multinationals buy more forex protection * EM currencies give up post-Fed gains * Echoes of the past in Alibaba demands * SGX looks to expand overseas presence * EM currency turmoil hits European groups * Men find a place on China's factory floor * No sign of growth for India's manufacturers * Newmont considers Glencore Peru project * Aspen pays £700m for GSK's clotting drugs * Markets: mixed Stocks shrug aside US shutdown
Global equities gain ground as markets take the view that the US government shutdown will be shortlived, while the dollar benefits from robust data
http://on.ft.com/16TqpiY Netanyahu brands Rouhani 'wolf in sheep's clothing'
The Israeli prime minister attacked his Iranian counterpart in an address to the UN, saying the country continues to develop nuclear weapons
http://on.ft.com/1bt7f8M Multinationals buy more forex protection
Multinational companies are buying more financial protection against swings in emerging markets currencies, after being hit by a summer of volatility
http://on.ft.com/1bt7dxu EM currencies give up post-Fed gains
Except for the Romanian leu, all emerging market currencies have slipped below the levels they reached against the dollar on September 19
http://on.ft.com/1bt7fpb Echoes of the past in Alibaba demands
Co-founder Jack Ma wanted to stuff his board with supporters after going public, but his scheme was rejected by the city's guardians of governance
http://on.ft.com/1bt7fpe SGX looks to expand overseas presence
Singapore exchange to tap overseas customers for its derivatives and equities products with US office reopening and boost to London office
http://on.ft.com/1bt7fpf EM currency turmoil hits European groups
Big currency fluctuations in markets such as India, Brazil, Turkey and Indonesia have shown large European multinationals can no longer rely on them
http://on.ft.com/1bt7fpg Men find a place on China's factory floor
Era of the 'factory girl' is ending as a tight labour market forces employers to recruit male workers to churn out products for export
http://on.ft.com/16Tqpj1 No sign of growth for India's manufacturers
Despite a weakening in the currency factory output in India remains in contraction territory
http://on.ft.com/16Tqpj6 Asian smartphone makers eye developing markets
Lower handset prices and margins prompt companies to cut costs and raise efficiency as they try to appeal to consumers at both ends of the spectrum
http://on.ft.com/15HkgqK Newmont considers Glencore Peru project
Las Bambas is to be auctioned by Glencore Xstrata and will possibly fetch up to $5bn, with Chinese mining groups among the favourites to win the asset
http://on.ft.com/15HkgqQ Aspen pays £700m for GSK's clotting drugs
Deal is second-largest this year by sub-Saharan Africa group buying assets outside the continent and allows GSK to focus on profitable new medicines
http://on.ft.com/15HkgqU Emerging Markets
MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.30% at 999 Americas
DJIA up +0.41% at 15,192
S&P 500 up +0.80% at 1,695
Bovespa up +1.61% at 53,179 Asia
Nikkei 225 down -1.16% at 14,317
Topix down -1.40% at 1,177
Hang Seng up +0.99% at 23,087
Shanghai Composite up +0.68% at 2,175
MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +0.63% at 539.73
CNX Nifty up +0.78% at 5,780 Currencies
€/$ 1.35 (1.35)
$/¥ 97.89 (97.89) Commodities
Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.39 at 107.55
Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.51 at 101.53
100 Oz Gold (Comex) up +2.60 at 1,289 | 
