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Petrochemicals company Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) and Qatari bank Al Khalij Commercial Bank printed bonds on Tuesday with no sign of investors wearying of Middle Eastern supply despite $12.5bn having been sold from the region since the start of September.

The Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China has mandated 12 banks to work on its planned $3bn return to the bond market, which could come next week.

Asian Development Bank was aggressive with the pricing of its inaugural Sonia-linked floater on Tuesday by offering no new issue premium, according to SSA bankers. Nevertheless, the supranational was able to attract more than ample interest, allowing it to increase the size of the deal.

Kommuninvest was able to get more than enough demand for a rare three year dollar benchmark on Tuesday, despite the deal being priced at a level that onlooking SSA bankers said was flat to fair value.

Amphenol Technologies, the European subsidiary of a US fibreoptic cable connector firm, sold its first bond in euros on Monday. Despite a weaker secondary tone, demand for the 10 year deal justified the issuer’s decision to press ahead with the trade.

Petrochemicals company Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) is in the market on Tuesday with a dual tranche dollar deal.

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has completed an amend and extend on its syndicated loan, stretching out the tenor of its first international deal.

Kommuninvest hit screens on Monday for the first dollar benchmark by a Nordic public sector borrower since August.

Shurgard Safe Storage, the largest self storage property company in Europe, has begun bookbuilding for its flotation on Euronext Brussels, with a price range that values the company at a premium to its closest peers

Asian Development Bank is set to become the third supranational to issue a Sonia-linked floater, after mandating banks on Monday for a new five year.

Eutelsat, the French satellite operator, overcame some strong negative sentiment around its sector to increase its latest corporate bond issue. This was not the first time the company had overcome a difficult environment to get a deal done.

When UK telecoms company Vodafone announced in May that it had agreed to buy some of US rival Liberty Global’s European operations, it said it would use existing cash, €3bn of mandatorily convertible bonds and new debt, including hybrid bonds to fund the €18.4bn acquisition. On Wednesday, Vodafone sold the hybrid bonds, using four different tenors in three currencies. Nigel Owen reports.