| * China paper calls for reporter's release * Deal proposed for Argentine debt stalemate * India stocks hit high as appetite returns * Stocks firm as China manufacturing widens * Walmart to expand number of stores in China * Hyundai fuelled by emerging market sales * 'Rich country' creditors seek EM lender accord * Forex traders bet on year-end EM rally * GSK China sales plummet 60% since scandal * Heineken hit by emerging market slowdown Markets: mixed China paper calls for reporter's release New Express's action demanding reporter's release puts spotlight on graft fight and might indicate provincial and local government do not have wider support http://on.ft.com/HiUX8j Deal proposed for Argentine debt stalemate A plan that has been floated by group of rival hedge funds may find common ground between all three warring parties http://on.ft.com/HiUX8g India stocks hit high as appetite returns Sensex briefly surpasses its all-time closing high as influx of global liquidity and encouraging corporate earnings buoy investor mood http://on.ft.com/HiUYsO Stocks firm as China manufacturing widens Stocks and Treasury yields are mildly firmer after a survey of Chinese manufacturing showed the sector expanding at its fastest pace in seven months http://on.ft.com/17KJuFz Walmart to expand number of stores in China US retailer is planning a push into China's smaller cities by opening 80 new stores over the next three years http://on.ft.com/HiUYsN Hyundai fuelled by emerging market sales Korean carmaker posts modest rise in quarterly net profit as strong sales in China and Brazil offset lacklustre performance in the US and at home http://on.ft.com/HiUYsL 'Rich country' creditors seek EM lender accord Two sides meet in Paris amid worries that countries which benefited from debt relief could slide back into difficulty amid access to cheap finance http://on.ft.com/1fWyMUs Forex traders bet on year-end EM rally The swing in favour of riskier assets reflects expectations that the US Federal Reserve will now maintain its stimulus programme at least until the start of next year http://on.ft.com/1fWyMUu GSK China sales plummet 60% since scandal Pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline says it is committed to China despite sales there falling 60% since a scandal broke over its alleged practices http://on.ft.com/1fWyMnu Heineken hit by emerging market slowdown Dutch brewer cuts profit forecast amid reduced beer consumption in key developing countries that is also likely to hit its big sector rivals http://on.ft.com/1fWyMnv Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index down -0.12% at 1,032 Europe FTSE down +0.54% at 6,710 RTS up +0.13% at 1,497 Warsaw Wig up +0.77% at 53,803 FTSE 300 Eurotop up +0.30% at 1,284 Americas DJIA down -0.35% at 15,413 S&P 500 down -0.47% at 1,746 Bovespa down -1.81% at 55,440 Asia Nikkei 225 up +0.42% at 14,486 Topix up +0.62% at 1,203 Hang Seng down -0.71% at 22,836 Shanghai Composite down -0.86% at 2,164 MSCI Asia ex-Japan down -0.14% at 479.72 CNX Nifty down -0.23% at 6,164 Currencies €/$ 1.38 (1.38) $/¥ 97.36 (97.36) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.02 at 107.82 Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.29 at 97.15 100 Oz Gold (Comex) up +0.60 at 1,335 |