| * Cinda off to flying start in Hong Kong * Slovenia's banks need €4.8bn in new capital * Czech parties strike coalition deal * US intensifies pressure on Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovich * John Kerry in renewed effort for Israeli-Palestinian peace deal * Bouyant India bounces back from crisis * Russian media reports anger Ukrainians * Global stocks weaken in cautious trading * Ukraine must pull back from brink * Blackstone suffers another blow in India * Kerry in plea against Iran sanctions * Risk assets dip as yen recovers its poise * Looting as police strike in Argentina * Markets: down Cinda off to flying start in Hong Kong Shares in former Chinese bad bank jump 26% on their trading debut, raising about $2.5bn in the city's biggest IPO this year http://on.ft.com/18VGoVN Slovenia's banks need €4.8bn in new capital Figure higher than many EU officials expected, but one Ljubljana insists it will be able to handle on its own without an international bailout http://on.ft.com/1bxLNwl Czech parties strike coalition deal Three Czech political parties have struck a tentative coalition agreement after six weeks of talks which would create a government with a comfortable parliamentary majority led by the centre-left Social Democrats. http://on.ft.com/1bCS5z0 US intensifies pressure on Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovich The US has ratcheted up the pressure on Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich as pro-EU demonstrators intensified their stand-off against him and opposition leaders contemplated entering into negotiations to end the crisis http://on.ft.com/1driVc8 John Kerry in renewed effort for Israeli-Palestinian peace deal John Kerry, US secretary of state, will arrive in Israel on Thursday in his latest effort to push forward peace talks, now fixated on security arrangements for a future Palestinian state http://on.ft.com/19hMtK9 Bouyant India bounces back from crisis Enthusiasm over the opposition win in state poll helps boost stocks to a record while markets enjoy the best daily inflows in two months http://on.ft.com/1bxLPEh Russian media reports anger Ukrainians Attempts by the Russian government to downplay and demonise the pro-Europe protests that have shaken Kiev mark a new level of censorship http://on.ft.com/18VGpc4 Global stocks weaken in cautious trading Riskier assets are struggling for traction as the yen steadies and investors position for approaching holiday season and a possible Fed taper http://on.ft.com/1iVWAdB Ukraine must pull back from brink Yanukovich should be pressed to eschew further violence and replace his government with a national unity administration containing opposition leaders http://on.ft.com/18VGsoq Blackstone suffers another blow in India The patchy record of the US private equity group in India has been further dented by its holdings in Financial Technologies, a trading software maker http://on.ft.com/18VGpc8 Kerry in plea against Iran sanctions Secretary of state urges members of Congress to give the Obama administration time to try to reach a final agreement with Tehran http://on.ft.com/1iUYJGo Risk assets dip as yen recovers its poise Equities soft after a recovery in the yen points to risk trades being trimmed and gold bounces back above $1,250 http://on.ft.com/INiWNB Looting as police strike in Argentina Police protests have spread to 17 of 23 provinces, leaving at least nine dead and hundreds injured as chaos grips regional centres http://on.ft.com/1iUYKtR Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index down -0.91% at 993.43 Europe FTSE down -0.83% at 6,454 RTS down -1.33% at 1,391 Warsaw Wig down -1.33% at 51,943 FTSE 300 Eurotop down -0.60% at 1,249 Americas DJIA down -0.81% at 15,844 S&P 500 down -1.13% at 1,782 Bovespa down -1.81% at 50,068 Asia Nikkei 225 down -1.12% at 15,342 Topix down -0.66% at 1,242 Hang Seng down -0.51% at 23,218 Shanghai Composite down -0.06% at 2,203 MSCI Asia ex-Japan down -0.77% at 464.25 CNX Nifty down -1.12% at 6,237 Currencies €/$ 1.38 (1.38) $/¥ 102.73 (102.42) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.22 at 109.48 Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.32 at 97.76 100 Oz Gold (Comex) down -17.50 at 1,241 |