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A $1.775bn loan for ONGC Videsh, the international arm of India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has attracted commitments from just two lenders in syndication, with the deal due to close by the end of this week.

Carnival Corporation, the US cruise ship operator, returned to the euro bond market for the second time in under four months with a €500m five year deal on Monday.

HoneyWell International took the earliest possible moment to issue its first euro denominated bond since 2001, bringing a €4bn four tranche offering to market.

Austria is to print a 10 year benchmark as investor sentiment rebounded after a torrid time last week as BNG priced a seven year bond.

Delta Lloyd, the Dutch insurance company, is facing opposition to its planned €1bn rights issue - more than the company is now worth - from as many as a third of its shareholders.

Multiple FIG bonds hit the primary market for the first time in a month on Monday as European bank stocks continued their rebound to ease the pressure on borrowers.

FMS-Wertmanagement has tapped a sterling bond for £250m with an oversubscribed book as European and Japanese equity price gains spurred investor confidence.

Chinese pharmaceutical company Hutchison China MediTech (Chi-Med) has picked a quartet of co-managers for a $100m listing on the Nasdaq.

Standard Bank is in the market for two loans, a $750m deal for Standard Bank of South Africa and a deal for its Kenyan subsidiary, Stanbic Kenya, according to bankers.

Royal Dutch Shell has cancelled its £10.07bn ($14.56bn) bridge loan, instead opting to pay for the cash element of its $82bn acquisition of BG Group with cash on balance sheet.

Rentenbank was the sole issuer to test the dollar market this week, printing a $750m floating rate note.

Most deals in the European high yield market this year have been smaller than €300m, in stark contrast with how strongly the market opened in 2015 — but this week’s rash of bigger deals has yet to generate much optimism.