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Bumi Serpong Damai and ICBC Sydney jumped into the debt market on Tuesday, capitalising on the positive market sentiment following the French presidential election.

Bank of China hit Asia's debt market hard on Tuesday, unleashing a huge deal spanning four currencies and six tranches. The $3.1bn-equivalent deal was designed to make a statement to the market that it should not forget China’s Belt and Road initiative, DCM bankers said. Morgan Davis and Addison Gong report.

Invitations are out for a $500m three year borrowing for State Bank of India, which has lined up 13 lenders to lead the deal with the money funded in March.

Bank of China launched its multi-currency, multi-tranche transaction on Tuesday morning, as Citic Securities also opened books for two tranches of dollar notes.

Bank of China, CCB Life Insurance and Citic Securities kicked off investor meetings and calls this week, in pursuit of Reg S deals.

Westpac NZ issued a chunky €1bn euro covered bond on Thursday, with leads adopting a cautious approach to pricing at first, tightening the deal by 5bp in syndication to reach a record spread for a New Zealand issuer in euros.

Allocations have emerged for a $1.75bn multi-tranche borrowing by Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, with retail liquidity ending up concentrated on a longer dated portion.

A $1.75bn borrowing for Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, which entered general syndication at the beginning of February, has wrapped up, with allocations expected to be issued soon.

Plastic films and base oils maker, Shandong Qingyuan Group, has invited participation from retail banks for a $500m three year borrowing.

Export-Import Bank of China managed to achieve the lowest spread for a euro bond from a Chinese name this year with its three year in the currency, part of a $3bn-equivalent Reg S deal.

Export-Import Bank of China made a strong comeback to the Asia debt market on Tuesday with a $3bn equivalent three tranche dual-currency Reg S deal. Its three year euro bond achieved the lowest spread in the currency from a Chinese name this year.

Indian film maker and distributor Eros International has launched its maiden dollar bond with books building quickly during the Asia morning, as it competes with Export-Import Bank of China.