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The bargain buyers moved in on Tuesday lifting equity markets across the region though surging cases of the new Covid variant continue to weigh
Omicron infections are multiplying rapidly across Europe, the US and Asia, including in Japan where a single cluster at a military base has grown to at least 180 cases
China Mobile said in a prospectus it plans to sell up to 845 million shares at 57.58 yuan apiece, raising over 48 billion yuan ($8.8bn) before an over-allotment option is exercised.
Futures and options trading has been suspended for one year in chana, mustardseed, crude palm oil, moong, paddy (Basmati), wheat and soyabean and their derivatives by the Economic Affairs Dept.
Asian stocks and oil prices sank Monday on fears about the surge of Omicron coronavirus cases after the future of US President Joe Biden's massive social spending bill was thrown into doubt
The company has retained its goal of selling 1.5 billion shares but will now rely on cornerstone investors to buy $511 million, or around 67%, of shares, according to regulatory filings on Monday
Chinese property developer said it also did not pay a coupon totalling $105 million for notes due in 2023, 2025, and 2026, with the grace period for the first two already expired
Failure to make payments, followed by a string of credit rating downgrades of indebted developers, has roiled China's high-yield debt
The property crisis has started to ripple through to other critical parts of the world's second-largest economy
The precious metal has dropped 5% this year, even with investors looking for protection as consumer prices soar across the globe
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