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Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) has priced the second euro-denominated bond by a Chinese auto company, following a recent issue from one of its peers. A total of seven firms were hired as joint global co-ordinators for the €500m ($552m) deal after the issuer added five more banks to the syndicate to reward them for placing anchor orders.

German airline Lufthansa is considering issuing its first Schuldschein for three years because the German private placement market could offer it better pricing than the conventional bond market.

South Korea’s Jeju Air has priced its IPO above the range provided during bookbuilding after nearly 750 investors signed up for the deal.

Xinyi Solar has raised a smaller-than-expected HK$543.5m ($70.1m) from a top-up placement of shares, shrinking the deal by about 45% following its launch. Despite the transaction being slashed, sources are adamant the company found a good window to raise equity.

OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit), which is looking for a S$360m ($258m) three year loan to fund acquisitions, has launched the deal into general syndication.

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) has wrapped up its second offering in the dollar bond market this year, finding strong interest from onshore and offshore investors thanks to a rating upgrade from Moody’s.

Struggling Brazilian telco Oi received a welcome lift in the eyes of its bondholders on Monday after a Russian investment group proposed to invest in the company if it merges with rival Tim.

Peruvian sugar cane producer Corporación Azucarera del Perú (Coazucar) has given bondholders more time to commit to its tender offer as it looks to cut its exposure to the dollar.

The Province of British Columbia (BC) is mulling a debut Panda bond, which would set another record for the province as the first foreign government issuer in China's onshore bond market. However, to go ahead BC will need the Chinese regulator to allow sovereigns into the recently reopened Panda bond market.

Short-end CNY swaps remain subject to receiving interest and the curve continues to steepen in the wake of Friday's PBoC easing move. There is also some nervousness about the potential for tomorrow's FOMC meeting to trigger an acceleration in capital outflows, writes Deirdre Yeung of Total Derivatives.

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is out in the dollar bond market for the second time this year, marketing a new deal on Tuesday. The country has opted for the same format, tenor as the previous deal via the same banks.

Trad-X, the trading platform for global interest rate derivatives, reported on Monday that is has traded more than $2.5tr of swaps since launch, with 2015 having accounted for over half this volume.