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  • The first Singaporean real estate investment trust (Reit) to tap the equity market since Manulife US Reit pulled its S$569m ($426m) IPO this month was welcomed by investors with open arms, as Frasers Commercial Trust priced its block trade at the top.
  • The Chinese stock market’s rapid plunge into bear territory this month has brought unexpected gains for the equity capital markets of another large emerging economy — India. ECM bankers in that country have started to see a big uptick in interest from international investors eager to park their funds in a safe haven, writes Rashmi Kumar.
  • Central China Securities Co is placing out new H-shares in a deal expected to raise HK$2.53bn ($327m). The trade makes it the first Chinese broker to tap equity investors for funds since China’s stock market meltdown sent the region into a tailspin earlier this month.
  • Europe’s equity capital markets continue to experience a mixture of deal failures and successes, as investors remain open for business, despite the nearness of August's lull, but selective.
  • A quiet patch for block trades was broken on Tuesday evening when UBS launched an €865m accelerated bookbuild in Kone Corp, the Finnish maker of lifts — an exceptionally rare deal in the stock, which has a €20bn market capitalisation.
  • The past few weeks in China’s boom-then-bust stock market have been a time to forget, but the volatility has not sapped bankers’ appetite for deals, with many still on the prowl as the market takes a breather going into the annual summer lull.