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* Telstra shares up 7 pct, best daily gain in 18 years (Updates shares to close)

European stock markets opened lower on Wednesday, exerting more caution than Wall Street, where the benchmark S&P 500 reached a record high in its longest-ever bull-market run.

China stocks fell on Wednesday, weighed down by persistent economic concerns and worries over the outlook for trade ahead of lower-level talks between Washington and Beijing. ** The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.6 percent to 3,307.95 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index ended down 0.7 percent at 2,714.61 points. ** Trading activity...

Vietnam's biggest conglomerate Vingroup JSC will raise $400 million by issuing preference shares to a unit of South Korea's Hanwha Life Insurance in a private placement, it said on Wednesday.

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Adyen, the Dutch company which processes payments for Netflix and Facebook, reported at 75 percent jump in first-half net profit, driven by existing and new customers including retailer eBay.

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk's contemplated $72 billion take-private deal is presenting investment bankers with a dilemma: overlook concerns about how feasible it is or risk missing out on what could be this year's biggest and most high-profile acquisition.

* Required divestments reach size allowing either side to pull out

Hurricane Lane strengthened to a Category 5 storm on Tuesday as it headed toward Hawaii where residents braced for "life threatening" winds and flooding when it hits the U.S. islands this week, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.