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(RTTNews) - Indian shares were marginally lower in choppy trade on Wednesday as the central government mulls over lockdown extension beyond April 14 amid the spread of coronavirus.

The State of Qatar (Aa3/AA–/AA–) returned to the Formosa market as part of a US$10bn three-part transaction on Tuesday.

(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are mostly lower on Wednesday following the negative cues overnight from Wall Street amid worries about the rising death toll across the globe due to the coronavirus pandemic. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed that coronavirus deaths in his

Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Wednesday after two sessions of sharp gains, as the death toll from the new coronavirus continued to climb across the globe even though infections showed signs of a slowdown.

Republican U.S. senators who have introduced a bill that would remove U.S. defense systems and troops in Saudi Arabia unless it cuts oil output will hold a call with the kingdom's officials on Saturday, a source familiar with the planning said on Tuesday.

Korea Development Bank has reopened the international bond market for South Korean issuers after a break of almost two months with a US$500m three-year floating-rate note.

Tottenham Hotspur have told their players to respect the government's social distancing guidelines after several squad members were pictured training in a London park, the Premier League club have said.

Asian stocks stepped back on Wednesday after two sessions of sharp gains as investors tempered their optimism about the coronavirus while death tolls were still mounting across the globe.

MUMBAI (Reuters Breakingviews) - Bond markets love a new niche. Indonesia shone a spotlight on a new one this week with a sovereign bond issuance worth $4.3 billion. That included a record 50-year tranche, the longest tenor U.S. dollar bond issue by an Asian nation. The

Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc, the Philippines' second-biggest nickel ore producer and exporter, said on Wednesday it has decided to suspend mining operations to allay growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.

BHP Group said on Wednesday that a "small number" of its total workforce had been confirmed with COVID-19, but it had not impacted operations at any of its operations.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday the government will make an additional 36 trillion won ($29.5 billion) worth of cheap loans available for exporters hit by the coronavirus.

As infections of the novel coronavirus rise steadily in Brazil and threaten to cause chaos in its densely populated favelas, some of the country's leading athletes are stepping up to help the most vulnerable communities.

Oil bounced back on Wednesday, with U.S. crude jumping over $1, lifted by hopes that a meeting between OPEC members and allied producers on Thursday will trigger output cuts to shore up prices that have crumbled amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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(RTTNews) - Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter Inc. and digital payments platform Square Inc., said that he will donate $1 billion worth of equity in Square to his Start Small Foundation to fund the coronavirus relief around the world.

The US dollar bonds of Chinese internet company Baidu were about 5bp–10bp wider this morning following a short seller report targeting its 56%-owned online video subsidiary iQiyi.

(RTTNews) - Indian shares are seen opening lower on Wednesday as investors react to reports suggesting that the Modi government is mulling extending the nationwide coronavirus lockdown beyond April 14 amid requests from the States.

China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) will trim annual investment by 10% to 15% in 2020, while maintaining its goal of increasing domestic crude oil and natural gas production for the year, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

Toyota Finance Australia took advantage of deep European demand for high quality corporate names offering decent returns to raise a chunky €1.75bn (US$1.9bn) from a three-part Eurobond sale, according to a banker on the trade.