| * Landslide victory for Bachelet heralds swing to the left in Chile * EU suspends Ukraine trade pact talks * GSK to boost control of Indian drugs unit * Tunisia names caretaker prime minister in run-up to poll * Bahrain opposition seeks Alba inquiry * Renault to enter China on back of Nissan * JCB chairman warns on results * Indian IPO market on road to reopening * China attacks Abe 'slander' at Asean * Chinese rover touches down on the moon * Aggreko slides on profit warning fears * Markets: mixed Landslide victory for Bachelet heralds swing to the left in Chile Michelle Bachelet, Chile's centre-left former leader, won a landslide victory in a run-off presidential vote on Sunday, clearing the way for a swing to the left in the OECD country after four years of centre-right rule http://on.ft.com/1bIrxIg EU suspends Ukraine trade pact talks The EU has halted efforts to revive alandmark integration deal with Ukraine, amid growing doubts any deal can be done with the country's president Viktor Yanukovich and his current government. http://on.ft.com/1cK4Vfd GSK to boost control of Indian drugs unit GlaxoSmithKline plans to spend £629m to increase its 50 per cent stake in its profitable Mumbai-listed subsidiary to 75 per cent, becoming the latest multinational to deploy cash to ramp up exposure to its Indian unit. http://on.ft.com/1cw61Yk Tunisia names caretaker prime minister in run-up to poll Tunisia's political elite appeared to have averted a crisis by naming a compromise caretaker prime minister to oversee the country ahead of elections. http://on.ft.com/1cw1yoA Bahrain opposition seeks Alba inquiry Al-Wefaq says losses to public purse should be probed. Spokesman says: 'We need independent investigation . . . we are talking about more than $3bn' http://on.ft.com/18PIRyc Renault to enter China on back of Nissan French carmaker signs billion-dollar joint venture with Dongfeng amid attempt to catch up rapidly with global rivals in world's biggest car market http://on.ft.com/18PIQKF Indian IPO market on road to reopening Bank of America's India unit chief calls turn in the Indian IPO market on the back of higher valuations and growing need for fresh equity http://on.ft.com/18PIQKO China attacks Abe 'slander' at Asean Beijing's criticism of Japan's prime minister after he denounces its air zone intensifies dispute over boundaries and power in northeast Asia http://on.ft.com/18PIRym Chinese rover touches down on the moon China has trumpeted the space program as a symbol of pride and as a sign that it is joining the ranks of the most powerful and advanced nations http://on.ft.com/18PIQKR Aggreko slides on profit warning fears A flat wider London market left the FTSE 100 adrift 5.29 points at 6,439.96. For the week the index was down 1.7 per cent, its sixth straight weekly decline. http://on.ft.com/18PIRyo Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index down -0.23% at 988.20 Europe RTS up +0.22% at 1,395 Warsaw Wig down -0.17% at 51,672 FTSE 300 Eurotop up +0.65% at 1,251 Americas DJIA up +0.10% at 15,755 S&P 500 down -0.01% at 1,775 Bovespa down -0.14% at 50,051 Asia Nikkei 225 down -1.62% at 15,153 Topix down -1.29% at 1,223 Hang Seng down -0.56% at 23,115 Shanghai Composite down -1.60% at 2,161 MSCI Asia ex-Japan down -0.37% at 459.20 CNX Nifty down -0.22% at 6,155 Currencies €/$ 1.38 (1.37) $/¥ 103.03 (103.21) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) up +1.04 at 109.87 Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.52 at 97.12 100 Oz Gold (Comex) down -4.30 at 1,231 |