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* 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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'
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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

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