| Mortgage bail-out rallies markets |
| Financial markets rally as the US government says it is taking over mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in the biggest bailout in US history. |
| Nano car plant protest suspended |
| Opposition groups blocking work at a Tata Motors plant suspend their protests after the government agrees to return land. |
| Gazprom sees record EU gas prices |
| Russian gas producer Gazprom has said it expects record export revenues exceeding $65bn (£36.8bn) as European prices edge towards an all-time high. |