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Sky, the UK satellite and cable broadcasting group, brought a 10 year euro benchmark bond on Monday, pushing out for a longer maturity after a week when many issuers stayed with intermediate tenors.

Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, made a smart stockmarket debut on Thursday, rising 3.6% in a falling market, after completing its €1.5bn IPO the previous day.

Alpha Bank has launched on November 11 a share sale to raise €1.66bn, as part of its €2.74bn capital strengthening plan, to address capital weakness discovered in recent EU stress tests.

National Bank of Oman has set initial price thoughts on a tier one perpetual note. Commercial Bank of Dubai’s new $400m five year senior deal, meanwhile, was down in the secondary market on Wednesday, but investors said the slide was down to wider market weakness.

Alpha Bank has launched a €1.6bn share offer, looking to build on new equity created from a debt exchange as it tries to fill a near €3bn capital hole with private funds.

Amundi, the French asset manager, has narrowed its price range to €43-€45 a share, as it continues to build the book for its Paris listing.

WPP, the UK advertising firm, attracted more than €3bn of orders for its four year benchmark bond on Tuesday as investors showed they were willing to turn on the taps for the right deal.

Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane (ICBPI) sold its €1.1bn PIK note on November 6 in what looked like a comeback week for the high yield bond market — but it turned out to be a short-lived pick-up.

Commercial Bank of Dubai is settling for a smaller print and wider spread than originally indicated on its latest five year dollar bond, according to rival bankers and buyers.

FIG bankers are expecting some issuers to bring forward plans to print tier two early next year as investors show they are ready to take on higher beta paper.

Sky, the UK satellite and cable broadcasting group, brought a 10 year euro benchmark bond on Monday, pushing out for a longer maturity after a week when many issuers stayed with intermediate tenors.

Commercial Bank of Dubai has released initial price thoughts for a five year dollar benchmark at mid-to low 200bp over mid-swaps.