[external] India allows limited wheat export, no subsidy - Reuters - Sat 8:42 pm
NEW DELHI, July 4 (Reuters) - India has allowed the export of 900,000 tonnes of wheat by state-run firms and 650,000 tonnes of wheat products by private trade as monsoon rains revived after a dry spell.

[external] India call money-03.20-03.30 pct Jul 4 - Reuters - Sat 8:15 pm

[external] India call money-(opening)-03.20-03.30 pct Jul 4 - Reuters - Sat 8:04 pm

[external] Toyota to mass produce plug-in hybrids from 2012 -Nikkei - Reuters - Sat 7:59 pm
TOKYO, July 4 (Reuters) --Toyota Motor Corp plans to start mass producing plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2012, with a projected first-year output of about 20,000 to 30,000 units, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.

[external] China ICBC chief says unaware of China Mobile buy-in - Reuters - Sat 7:52 pm
BEIJING, July 4 (Reuters) - The President of China's biggest commercial bank, ICBC , said on Saturday he had not heard of proposals for China Mobile to buy into the bank.

[external] Bangladesh key economic indicators - July 4 - Reuters - Sat 7:48 pm

[external] Shanghai plans own "Wall Street bull" - report - Reuters - Sat 7:48 pm
BEIJING, July 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street may be down on its luck, but China's growing business hub, Shanghai, plans to install its own version of the Street's famed charging bull statue, casting in metal its hopes to eventually rival New York.

[external] China's Zhou warns of risks in stimulus push - Reuters - Sat 7:37 pm
BEIJING, July 4 (Reuters) - Some projects in China's massive stimulus plan are wasteful and it may prove hard for investors involved to pay back bank loans, China's central bank chief said on Saturday.

[external] About 10 firms submit bids for AIG Taiwan unit-papers - Reuters - Sat 7:11 pm
TAIPEI, July 4 (Reuters) - About 10 global and Taiwan financial firms have submitted bids to buy troubled AIG's Taiwanese insurance unit, newspapers said on Saturday, in a deal that could fetch up to over $2 billion.

Earlier Headlines

All times are Singapore Time (GMT+8)

· [external] HKMA sells HK$3.88 bln to keep currency in trading band - Reuters - Sat 6:08 pm
· [external] Oil firms forming Venezuela Carabobo consortiums - Reuters - Sat 4:32 pm
· [external] Americas economic leaders shore up crisis response - Reuters - Sat 2:33 pm
· [external] G8 united in not shifting reserve currencies-source - Reuters - Sat 1:23 pm
· [external] Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions - Reuters - Sat 12:04 pm
· [external] Comoros crash airline suspends Paris flights - Reuters - Sat 11:53 am
· [external] Brazil's Petrobras sees few prospects for Iran oil - Reuters - Sat 11:19 am
· [external] Telecom Italia, 3 Italia in radio site sharing deal - Reuters - Sat 10:53 am
· [external] Dollar status unlikely to be in G8 communique-G8 source - Reuters - Sat 10:03 am
· [external] Canada defends US$ as global reserve currency - Reuters - Sat 9:25 am

· [external] Total CEO says Iran South Pars talks at standstill - Reuters - Sat 9:23 am
· [external] Nigeria's First Bank gains approval for China office - Reuters - Sat 8:53 am
· [external] Piaggio cuts 2010 sales outlook, shares fall - Reuters - Sat 8:44 am
· [external] India may reduce U.S. dollar role in FX basket - Reuters - Sat 8:40 am
· [external] MARKETS-BRITAIN-STOCKS =2 - Reuters - Sat 8:35 am
· [external] MARKETS-EUROPE-STOCKS/ =2 - Reuters - Sat 8:27 am
· [external] Europe stocks down for 3rd week, commodities weigh - Reuters - Sat 8:27 am
· [external] Reserve currency debate likely at G8-Flaherty - Reuters - Sat 8:12 am
· [external] G8 should give positive message on economy-Berlusconi - Reuters - Sat 7:51 am
· [external] Europe stocks fall led by utilities, energy, mining - Reuters - Sat 7:49 am

· [external] Dollar role in India FX basket may change-official - Reuters - Sat 7:48 am
· [external] Russia's corporate foreign debt grows in Q2 - Reuters - Sat 7:47 am
· [external] Moody's withdraws ratings on transactions exposed to LBSFI - Reuters - Sat 7:44 am
· [external] EU mergers and takeovers (July 3) - Reuters - Sat 7:41 am
· [external] Americas economic leaders eye post-crisis world - Reuters - Sat 7:34 am
· [external] FOREX-Dollar dips vs euro in holiday-thinned trade - Reuters - Sat 7:28 am
· [external] Turkish CPI rises slightly; rate cut still on - Reuters - Sat 7:18 am
· [external] BRIEF-Turkish Airlines talks with Opet on jet-fuel supply firm - Reuters - Sat 7:07 am
· [external] Wall St Week Ahead: Earnings to set tone for stocks - Reuters - Sat 7:00 am
· [external] China National in YPF talks with Repsol-Bloomberg - Reuters - Sat 6:59 am

· [external] Russia Gazprom plans $2 bln Eurobond in two tranches - Reuters - Sat 6:53 am
· [external] RLPC-Russian Vnesheconombank seeks $1 bln loan-bankers - Reuters - Sat 6:51 am
· [external] Russian H1 c/a surplus $17.2 bln - c.bank - Reuters - Sat 6:50 am
· [external] Viterra to insure for crop disaster in ABB deal - Reuters - Sat 6:48 am
· [external] Russian foreign debt $475.1 bln on July 1-cbank - Reuters - Sat 6:37 am
· [external] Turkish June CPI posts slight rise - Reuters - Sat 6:30 am
· [external] Russia Jan-June '09 c/a surplus $17.2 bln-c.bank - Reuters - Sat 6:27 am
· [external] RLPC-Russian LUKOIL signing $1.2 bln loan-bankers - Reuters - Sat 6:24 am
· [external] FACTBOX-Chinese investments in commodities, energy sectors - Reuters - Sat 6:20 am
· [external] CCIL: MTM prices for India GSec & T-Bills-Jul 03 - Reuters - Sat 6:20 am

· [external] Major nations should back dlr as key currency-Japan - Reuters - Sat 6:17 am
· [external] CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Major nations should back dlr as key currency-Japan - Reuters - Sat 6:16 am
· [external] TOPWRAP 2-Weak data affirms sombre economic mood - Reuters - Sat 6:16 am
· [external] NSE Wholesale Debt Market Trades July 03 - Reuters - Sat 6:15 am
· [external] Deere says to invest over $500 mln in Russia - Reuters - Sat 6:15 am
· [external] China moves on Opel with BAIC bid - Reuters - Sat 6:08 am
· [external] Russia corporate foreign debt $436.8 bln on July 1 - Reuters - Sat 6:03 am
· [external] Teck to sell 17 pct stake to China for C$1.7 bln - Reuters - Sat 6:02 am
· [external] FACTBOX-Foreign investment in Niger - Reuters - Sat 6:01 am
· [external] State Bank of Travancore lowers PLR to 12.25 pct - Reuters - Sat 5:56 am