| * Obama's absence boosts China trade deal * Moscow launches probe of Uralkali chief * Renminbi hits record high against dollar * UK and China seal financial accord * Dumex shakes up staff amid China claims * Egypt struggles to attract tourists back * Forex funds feel strain of debt deadlock * Reliance profits up amid rupee's fall * Asian bourses buoyed by prospect of US debt deal * Iran draws red line ahead of nuclear talks * Markets: up Obama's absence boosts China trade deal
US president's failure to attend the Apec summit has bolstered the profile of China's RCEP trade agreement, a rival to the US-led partnership
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07d739c2-3556-11e3-952b-00144feab7de.html Moscow launches probe of Uralkali chief
'Potash War' takes unexpected turn as Russia's equivalent of the FBI starts investigation that could see Vladislav Baumgertner extradited from Belarus
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6753efe-34ec-11e3-8148-00144feab7de.html Renminbi hits record high against dollar
Central bank allowing currency to increase despite contraction in exports reinforces expectations that China will take further steps at liberalisation
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/00cb6f18-34f2-11e3-a13a-00144feab7de.html UK and China seal financial accord
China has granted UK institutions a Rmb80bn quota to invest in Chinese securities, and direct renminbi-sterling trading is to be permitted
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9579f608-356e-11e3-b539-00144feab7de.html Dumex shakes up staff amid China claims
Danone's baby-food brand accepts 'full accountability' following allegations it bribed doctors and nurses to push parents to buy infant-milk formula
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0627a006-34ea-11e3-8148-00144feab7de.html Egypt struggles to attract tourists back
Instability, safety concerns and perceptions the country is on the brink of chaos damage an industry that has been suffering since January 2011
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20c04b38-3284-11e3-91d2-00144feab7de.html Forex funds feel strain of debt deadlock
Many are avoiding placing any bets at all while a measure of volatility in major currencies has tumbled to its lowest since January
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/efa03e36-34d7-11e3-a13a-00144feab7de.html Reliance profits up amid rupee's fall
Energy conglomerate's net profits edge up 1.5 per cent after the oil and gas exploration division suffers regulatory disagreements and delays
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1d1a8f60-34d8-11e3-8148-00144feab7de.html Asian bourses buoyed by prospect of US debt deal
Asian markets rose on the prospect that US lawmakers will strike a deal to lift the nation's borrowing limit and avoid a potential debt default by the world's largest economy.
http://on.ft.com/1hSIzaT Emerging Markets
MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.79% at 1,031 Europe
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FTSE 300 Eurotop up +0.76% at 1,262 Americas
DJIA up +0.42% at 15,301
S&P 500 up +0.41% at 1,710
Bovespa up +1.92% at 54,171 Asia
Nikkei 225 up +0.26% at 14,442
Topix up +0.03% at 1,197
Hang Seng up +0.51% at 23,337
Shanghai Composite down -0.19% at 2,233
MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +0.76% at 471.50
CNX Nifty down -0.39% at 6,089 Currencies
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