| * Ukraine parliament rejects move to free Tymoshenko * Cinda poised to raise up to $2.5bn in IPO * SABMiller boosted by emerging markets * Japanese carmakers find the road in China * Slovenia struggles to avoid EU bailout * Bumi revamp misses funding deadline * Belarus to extradite Uralkali chief * Colombia's Santos to seek second presidential term * Frontiers forge ahead as EMs disappoint Markets: mostly down Ukraine parliament rejects move to free Tymoshenko Lawmakers on Thursday rejected legislation that would have allowed the release of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, one of the chief prerequisites that EU leaders have demanded for signing a historic trade pact with Kiev at a high-stakes summit next week. http://on.ft.com/1c5zjhZ Cinda poised to raise up to $2.5bn in IPO The first of China's bad banks to list is expected to file its prospectus on Friday, revealing exactly how it makes money and what assets it holds http://on.ft.com/19K83SV SABMiller boosted by emerging markets Rising beer sales in Latin America and Africa make up for waning demand in Europe and North America, but chief executive warns of cost inflation http://on.ft.com/19K85u9 Japanese carmakers find the road in China Toyota, Honda and Nissan – Japan's 'big three' – get back on track after market share crash following the financial crisis and Sino-Japanese tensions http://on.ft.com/19K85Kt Slovenia struggles to avoid EU bailout Primož Kozmus is a Slovenian national hero lionised for tossing a hammer to double Olympic gold. Soon he might be forced to honour his Alpine homeland another way: sacrificing his personal fortune to help avert a eurozone bailout. http://on.ft.com/IghqTO Bumi revamp misses funding deadline The UK-listed miner said it had not received financing agreements needed from chairman Samin Tan, who wants to increase his stake in the company http://on.ft.com/18pFjTC Belarus to extradite Uralkali chief Russian prosecutor's office says Vladislav Baumgertner will be detained and investigated in Moscow http://on.ft.com/19K85Ks Colombia's Santos to seek second presidential term Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday that he would seek another four-year term next May, in hopes of completing peace talks with Marxist Farc rebels that could conclude a five-decade internal armed struggle. http://on.ft.com/1aTdDCT Frontiers forge ahead as EMs disappoint While many emerging markets have disappointed investors in recent years, frontier markets such as Argentina have on the whole performed well http://on.ft.com/19K85ud Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index down -1.28% at 1,006 Europe FTSE up +0.04% at 6,684 RTS down -1.34% at 1,428 Warsaw Wig down -0.37% at 54,577 FTSE 300 Eurotop down -0.21% at 1,295 Americas DJIA down -0.41% at 15,901 S&P 500 down -0.36% at 1,781 Bovespa down -2.35% at 53,033 Asia Nikkei 225 up +1.92% at 15,366 Topix up +1.04% at 1,246 Hang Seng down -0.51% at 23,580 Shanghai Composite down -0.04% at 2,206 MSCI Asia ex-Japan down -1.21% at 475.03 CNX Nifty down -2.02% at 5,999 Currencies €/$ 1.34 (1.34) $/¥ 100.86 (100.02) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.01 at 108.07 Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.31 at 94.16 100 Oz Gold (Comex) down -10.80 at 1,247 |