India's Sept Exports Fall 11%, Trade Deficit Zooms To 11-Month High Of $18.1 Bn; Re Snaps 4-Day Fall, Up 37 paise At 52.68/$; Sensex Up 173 Pts

LEAD STORIES FM REMARK ON RATING LIFTS MKTS; SENSEX UP 173 PTS   Sensex gained on reform hopes post hike in urea prices, eyeing Infosys earnings & IIP data, to end 18,804.75. Nifty up 55.90 pts at 5,708.05. read more SEPT EXPORTS FALL 11%; TRADE DEFICIT ZOOMS TO $18.1 BN   Exports declined for 5th month, contracting to $23.69 bn. Imports grew 5% to $41.77 bn pushing trade deficit to its widest in 11 months at $18.1 bn. read more TOP STORIES • Re snaps 4-day losing streak; up 37 paise at 52.68/$   • Truce: Unitech to sell its Uninor stake to Telenor   • Govt raises urea price by Rs 50 per tonne   • Govt modifies fertiliser subsidy payment method   • More reforms on way, no downgrade threat: FM   • Worst may be over for India economy: Reuters Poll   • Modi's diplomatic coup: Gets UK Gujarat 'ban' revoked   • Suzlon bondholders reject extension of redemption   • I-T raids GMR properties over suspected tax evasion   • JSW may sue govt over coal block deallocation   • Walmart-Bharti: DIPP to probe FDI norms violation   • SC allows more time to govt to finalise drug policy   • Festival offer: ICICI Bank cuts home, auto loans rates   • SEBI questions Mallya's United Spirits on Diageo talks   • Health insurance to cover more than 630 mn by 2015   • Gurudas Dasgupta storms out of JPC meeting on 2G   • S&P cuts Spain credit rating to BBB-minus, near junk   • Lenovo ousts HP as world's top PC maker   • Armstrong Teammate claims, was forced into 'doping'   • Chinese author Mo Yan wins 2012 Nobel for Literature   more stories TOP VIDEOS If The Oil Price Moves A Little Bit Upwards, Rs 5 Adjustment On Diesel & LPG Can Be Washed Out: Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER   Current Trend Shows Market Has Slowed Down Beyond Projections. Customer Buying Trend Seems To Be Shifting: S Sandilya, President, SIAM   Businesses Make Mistakes, They Learn From It, And They Get Bett er For It. Not Worried About JPMorgan, But Worried About The U.S.: Jamie Dimon, CEO, JPMorgan   Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Downplays PM Ambition But Tells CNN-IBN That His Focus Is Gujarat And Its 6 Crore People   AT A GLANCE BSE 18804.75 +173.65 NSE 5708.05 +55.9 TURNOVER Rs. 172,779 cr BSE CASH Rs. 2,465 cr NSE CASH Rs. 12,769 cr NSE F&O Rs. 139,051 cr BULLION GOLD 31337 -119 SILVER 61914 -262 CRUDE NYMEX 92.6 +1.35 BRENT 115.72 +1.39 FOREX $ / Re 52.67 -0.38 £ / Re 84.296 -0.56 € / Re 68.017 -0.2 EVENTS TO WATCH 12 October IIP August Data Q2 Earnings: Infosys, HDFC Bank 15 October Petrol Dealers Threaten To Work For 8 Hours Q2 Earnings: RIL 15-16 October FT-YES Bank: 2nd International Banking Summit, The Trident, Mumbai 22 October FM To Meet Sushil Modi, Chairman, Empowered Committee of State FM To Clear GST Passage 26 October Microsoft To Launch Windows 8 30 October RBI Credit Policy

"I don't think there is a serious threat of downgrade. We will convince them (S&P) that India does not deserve a downgrade and in terms of growth and growth potential, India is way above most countries of the world." P Chidambaram Finance Minister "...After being encouraged by the team, pressured to perform and pushed to my physical limits I crossed a line I promised myself and others I would not: I doped. It was a decision I deeply regret. It caused me sleepless nights, took the fun out of cycling and racing, and tainted the success I achieved at the time. This was not how I wanted to live or race." Michael Barry Former Armstrong Teammate "No environment clearance should be given to any project until there is total compliance with the Forest Rights Act (FRA) and also unless the provisions of Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas are fully met." V Kishore Chandra Deo Tribal Affairs Minister

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