LONDON, April 25- Diageo PLC:. *Launches and prices four-tranche $3.25 billion fixed rate dollar denominated. *Proceeds from this issuance will be used primarily for general corporate.
PARIS, April 25- European stock index futures pointed to a mostly flat open on Thursday, with investors taking a breather following strong gains made in the past two days, scanning through corporate results to see the impact of the region's economic downturn. At 0602 GMT, futures for Euro STOXX 50, for UK's FTSE 100, for Germany's DAX and for France's CAC.
SINGAPORE, April 25- U.S. 10- year Treasuries eased on Thursday, pausing from their rally this month that has been driven by weak economic data and talk that Japan's big monetary stimulus may spur buying by Japanese investors. *Treasuries rallied in early April after the Bank of Japan unleashed its sweeping monetary easing and on weak U.S. jobs data.
NEW YORK, April 25- U.S. Treasuries prices slipped on Thursday as investors prepared for an upcoming $29 billion auction of seven-year notes, the last part of the government's $99 billion offerings of longer-dated debt this week.
HONG KONG, April 24 Fitch Ratings has assigned Ageas Capital Ltd's USD250m 4.125% senior unsecured notes due 2023 a final rating of' A-'. The notes are issued by Ageas Capital Ltd and are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Ageas Insurance Company Limited.
TOKYO, April 25- Yields on Japanese government bonds slipped on Thursday, tracking U.S. *The Ministry of Finance is to sell 2.9 trillion yen of two-year bonds with a 0.10 percent coupon later in the day. But the total amount appears to be flat versus the amount last year, "said Yuya Yamashita, rates strategist at JPMorgan.
TOKYO, April 25- Yields on Japanese government bonds slipped on Thursday, tracking U.S. *The Ministry of Finance is to sell 2.9 trillion yen of two-year bonds with a 0.10 percent coupon later in the day. But the total amount appears to be flat versus the amount last year, "said Yuya Yamashita, rates strategist at JPMorgan.
SINGAPORE, April 25- Gold inched lower on Thursday, hovering below a 1- week high hit earlier this week, as firm equities sapped interest in the precious metal, which has seen steady outflows on exchange-traded funds.
April 24- Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc:. *Announces proposed offering of $75 million of convertible senior secured. notes* Source text for Eikon* Further company coverage.
NEW YORK, April 24- Investors in U.S.-based mutual funds poured $2.39 billion into equity funds during the week ended April 17, data from the Investment Company Institute showed on Wednesday.
*Announces pricing of private offerings of enhanced equipment trust. *Offering of enhanced equipment trust certificates, that priced today, been supplemented by concurrent offering of additional tranche. *Says three tranches of certificates have a combined aggregate face amount of $714 million* Source text for Eikon* Further company coverage ().
MILAN, April 24- Monte dei Paschi had to put up more than 2.8 billion euros by way of collateral for two loss-making derivatives trades at the centre of an investigation of alleged fraud at Italy's third-biggest lender.
*To offer 31 million shares of common stock. *Says expects to use a portion of the net proceeds to repay global line. borrowings and its 6.30% senior notes due 2013.
*To redeem all outstanding 2014 notes totaling $399 million in aggregate. *Says redemption will occur on may 24, 2013, and will be funded from the. *Source text for Eikon* Further company coverage.
NEW YORK, April 24- U.S. The U.S. Treasury Department sold $35 billion in new five-year notes in the afternoon.
WASHINGTON, April 24- A top U.S. lawmaker urged regulators to tighten the rules for swaps trading at foreign offices of U.S. banks, stepping into a simmering global conflict over how to supervise the $650 trillion derivatives market.
NEW YORK, April 24- Apple Inc could go from being the only major technology company with no debt on its books to one that issues as many bonds as a major global bank, as it seeks to fund its $100 billion capital reward for shareholders unveiled on Tuesday. Apple has $145 billion of cash, but "only" $45 billion of that is on hand in the U.S., according to some estimates.
*Hopes for new Italy government spur early bond sales. The U.S. Treasury Department will sell $35 billion in new five-year notes at 1:00 p.m., following average results at a two-year note sale on Tuesday.
The Baltimore company reported a net inflow of cash for the quarter of $3.3 billion, including inflows of $7.6 billion to its mutual funds. T. Rowe Price shares were down 4 percent to $73.19 in morning trading. T. Rowe Price has benefited from strong-performing funds and a growing retirement business.