| * Investors take stock after three-day surge * OECD cuts global growth forecasts * China reform dividends may disappoint * Restless Chile awaits returning Bachelet * Kerimov sells Uralkali stake to Prokhorov * RBI chief plans 'dramatic' overhaul * Global spending on drugs to exceed $1tn * Citigroup cuts South Korea branches * China banks forced to delay bond issues * Nigeria sees strong growth but oil account fears rise * Markets: mixed Investors take stock after three-day surge Traders await clues from central banks, with investors hunting for hints on the timing of any 'tapering' of the Fed's asset purchases http://on.ft.com/I23GNw OECD cuts global growth forecasts Slowdown in emerging markets, brinkmanship over US debt ceiling and concerns over Fed tapering are blamed for almost half a percentage point cut http://on.ft.com/1ddGlWP China reform dividends may disappoint Country may not be hamstrung by a democratic system, but pushing through what the Communist Party grandees are proposing will be tricky and take time http://on.ft.com/I23H3N Restless Chile awaits returning Bachelet Expectations are high that former president will be able to push through laws to pacify widespread discontent with high levels of inequality http://on.ft.com/I23FsX Kerimov sells Uralkali stake to Prokhorov Prokhorov's purchase of his ally's 21.75% stake is expected to soothe tensions between Russia and Belarus over the potasch cartel dispute http://on.ft.com/I23FJc RBI chief plans 'dramatic' overhaul Governor says there will be an expanded role for foreign groups, more licences for domestic private sector institutions and a push to shake up state-backed banks http://on.ft.com/I23H3P Global spending on drugs to exceed $1tn Jump comes at a time of growing use of cheaper off-patent generic medicines, predicted to grow from 27% to 36% of global market by 2017 http://on.ft.com/I29A0V Citigroup cuts South Korea branches The lender has quietly cut the number of its South Korean branches to 196 as revenues from the region suffer http://on.ft.com/I23H3R China banks forced to delay bond issues China Development Bank and fellow state policy lender Agricultural Development Bank of China have had to delay or dramatically reduce Chinese bond issues as the impact of a tight onshore credit market begins to be felt http://on.ft.com/1bLZdZH Nigeria sees strong growth but oil account fears rise Nigeria's economy expanded at the fastest rate this year in the third quarter, but the country's fiscal situation has deteriorated with the further depletion of the rainy day oil savings account. http://on.ft.com/IcYmGc Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.21% at 1,027 Europe FTSE up -0.50% at 6,690 RTS down -0.52% at 1,455 Warsaw Wig down -0.39% at 54,920 FTSE 300 Eurotop down -0.57% at 1,297 Americas DJIA up +0.09% at 15,976 S&P 500 down -0.37% at 1,792 Bovespa up +1.60% at 54,307 Asia Nikkei 225 down -0.25% at 15,127 Topix down -0.39% at 1,237 Hang Seng down -0.01% at 23,658 Shanghai Composite down -0.19% at 2,193 MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +0.37% at 477.62 CNX Nifty up +0.23% at 6,203 Currencies €/$ 1.35 (1.35) $/¥ 99.85 (99.98) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.07 at 108.40 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.20 at 92.83 100 Oz Gold (Comex) up +2.00 at 1,274 |