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GF Securities powered its HK$27.9bn ($3.60bn) IPO to a triumphant finish after investors swarmed into the trade, allowing it to price shares at the top of the range.

Turkish state-owned agricultural bank Ziraat Bankasi will complete a loan of over $1bn today (Tuesday), with final commitments coming in this afternoon.

Uralkali’s loan is taking longer than expected, but still looks set to be the first deal for a Russian borrower this year, say bankers.

National Bank of Kuwait is marketing its first Basel III compliant additional tier one security at high 5% area. This is BNK’s first appearance in the international market since 2002.

Supply of callable zero coupon notes has jumped in March and while banks have been on the receiving end of investor interest, a change in investors’ yield targets may be the cause.

Tata Motors will open books on its nine-for-109 rights issue next month signing up a whopping nine banks to lead the deal. If the issue raises the targeted Rp75bn ($1.2bn) it will rank as India’s second largest ever rights issue.

Ageas Hybrid Financing, a unit of Belgian holding company Ageas, which owns insurer AG Insurance, wrapped up a tender of a €500m 5.125% perpetual bond on Monday.

QNB Finance has sold a rare series of medium term notes in renminbi, capitalising on a favourable dollar basis swap with the Chinese currency.

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (Cabei) has sold its inaugural bond in Peruvian nuevo sol.

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) is gauging investor interest for a potential dollar offering having scheduled a series of meetings starting on April 7.

Ascendas Hospitality Trust has raised S$75m ($54m) from its debut bond offering.

Transportation infrastructure firm China Communications Construction Co (CCCC), which has a market capitalisation of HK$323.38bn ($41.71bn), plans to spin off and list its dredging arm following an internal restructuring.