| * Stocks fall as US fiscal worries grow * China's service sector hits six-month high * Moscow plans 16% share offering of Alrosa * Australia raises China iron ore import forecast * Indonesian high court judge arrested * Central banks joined EM asset sell-off * Tesco profits hit by Europe weakness * UniCredit eyes Poland BGZ deal * Businesses in Nafta push for integration * Obama cancels part of Asia trip amid crisis * Thai concerns over growing gold habit * Tesco clinches deal for China venture * Markets: up Stocks fall as US fiscal worries grow Global equities and the dollar came under pressure from fresh concerns about the US fiscal crisis, although the S&P 500 pared an early decline http://on.ft.com/1bqBWPg China's service sector hits six-month high: The non-manufacturing PMI rose to 55.4 in September, up from 53.9 in August. Any reading above 50 indicates expansion. (FastFT) Moscow plans 16% share offering of Alrosa Russia gives fresh impetus to its $15bn privatisation programme with plans to sell a stake of the world's largest diamond producer by output http://on.ft.com/19mwR2Y Australia raises China iron ore import forecast In spite of strong demand from China, prices were unlikely to rise excessively because of increased production http://on.ft.com/19mwR31 Indonesian high court judge arrested The country's anti-corruption agency has detained Akil Mochtar on suspicion of bribery in the country's latest high-profile graft scandal http://on.ft.com/1fL8Rjj Central banks joined EM asset sell-off The IMF's Cofer data show that central banks' holdings of 'other currencies' in the second quarter of this year fell 30%, from $201.2bn to $172.9bn http://on.ft.com/19mwR33 Tesco profits hit by Europe weakness Analyst calls drop in earnings 'atrocious' for UK-based group, which inked a deal with a Chinese group to end its go alone strategy in the country http://on.ft.com/1bqBWyH UniCredit eyes Poland BGZ deal Italy's largest bank by assets, UniCredit, has put in a preliminary offer to buy Poland's Bank BGZ and is considering the long-expected sale of its Ukrainian banking business. http://on.ft.com/1hmPFE3 Businesses in Nafta push for integration US, Canadian and Mexican chief executives seek progress in border clearance, regulation and energy security to create a more competitive trade bloc http://on.ft.com/19mwRji Obama cancels part of Asia trip amid crisis First sign that political gridlock in Washington over healthcare reforms, known as 'Obamacare', is creating fallout for administration abroad http://on.ft.com/1bqBWyI Indonesia: winning friends and influence Dramatic economic growth over past decade and changing geopolitical environment have placed Jakarta in strong position to boost global influence http://on.ft.com/19mwRjj Thai concerns over growing gold habit Consumer gold demand in Thailand rose 58 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2013 amid central bank concerns that the rise in demand is being driven by currency speculators http://on.ft.com/1bqBWyF Tesco clinches deal for China venture Following years of losses in China, Tesco pays to remain a minority partner in a supermarket joint venture with China Resources Enterprise http://on.ft.com/1bqBWPj Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.97% at 1,008 Europe FTSE down +0.19% at 6,450 RTS up +0.27% at 1,426 Warsaw Wig up +0.36% at 50,985 FTSE 300 Eurotop up 0.00% at 1,247 Americas DJIA down -0.39% at 15,133 S&P 500 down -0.07% at 1,694 Bovespa down -0.15% at 53,100 Asia Nikkei 225 down -0.09% at 14,157 Topix down -0.10% at 1,174 Hang Seng up +1.00% at 23,214 Shanghai Composite up +0.68% at 2,175 MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +1.16% at 462.24 CNX Nifty up +2.24% at 5,910 Currencies €/$ 1.36 (1.36) $/¥ 97.72 (97.33) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.03 at 109.22 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.18 at 103.92 100 Oz Gold (Comex) down -10.50 at 1,310 |