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THE primary market for Korean equity appears to be on the verge of a complete shutdown, with a fifth deal officially cancelled this week and the immediate pipeline thrown into ever-increasing uncertainty. Concerns that an autumn pipeline totalling over $4bn would swamp an already fragile market have been wide of the mark, with most issuers from the republic still unprepared to accept the pricing levels now being demanded by investors.

ROADSHOWS for the $700m to $800m privatisation of the Gas Authority of India (Gail) are to begin next week in Bombay. Led by BZW, Jardine Fleming and Morgan Stanley, the 20% sell-down of government stock represents the first of three privatisations scheduled to be completed before the end of the Indian fiscal year. Under the structure of the offering the company will offer 175m shares with an additional 25m share greenshoe under a indicative pricing range believed to be around the Rp130 to Rp150 level. Bankers and analysts said that the government's decision to adopt a more flexible pricing policy than has traditionally been the case augurs well for the deal's success.

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BRAZILIAN development bank BNDES received a muted response from German investors this week to its DM400m 20 year Eurobond. The deal has prompted concerns that, for all of the progress made by emerging market issuers in the Deutschmark sector, it is still very much the preserve of emerging market sovereigns. The offering, led by Credit Suisse First Boston, offered an attractive coupon of 9%, but traded below its 100.25 fixed re-offer price to around 99.60.

Asset backed securities: * Aire Valley Finance plc

Finland Cultor Ltd is returning to the market for a new $150m incremental loan that is being arranged by its traditional leads Merita Bank Ltd and Union Bank of Switzerland.

* Commerzbank AG Rating: Aa2/AA-

Domestic issuance: * Credit Suisse Group

TELEFONICA del Perú will shortly launch the first ever sol denominated Eurobond transaction in a major step forward in the development of international markets in local Latin American currencies. The move, announced this week, will likely come on top of Mexican commercial bank Banamex's Mexican peso denominated debut.

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TELEFONICA del Perú will shortly launch the first ever sol denominated Eurobond transaction in a major step forward in the development of international markets in local Latin American currencies.

JP Morgan Securities Inc is to arrange a $4.1bn loan financing for Hilton Hotels Corp to fund the hotel chain's $70 per share tender offer of ITT Corp. The Beverly Hills, California-based hotel company has indicated that it will pay half cash, half stock for ITT. Chase Securities Inc has arranged a secured $600m revolving credit for Hechinger Investment Co. Pricing for the five year loan is based on the company's interest coverage ratio. The Prime margin range is Prime flat to 50bp and the Libor margin range is 150bp to 200bp.