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British housing developer Bellway Plc reported a rise of more than 14 percent in full-year pre-tax profit on Tuesday, driven by a slight uptick in average selling prices and its first ever annual sales of over 10,000 homes.

Australian shares closed higher on Tuesday as mining and financials bounced from sharp falls in the previous session, but rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and the West and weaker factory price inflation in China capped broader market gains.

Saudi Arabia's Maalem Financing has raised 100 million riyals ($26.6 million) from a debut sale of Islamic bonds, or sukuk, as the firm seeks to develop a crowdfunding product and expand its operations, a senior executive said on Tuesday.

* FTSE China A50 +0.7 pct, BNY Mellon ADR China Select Index -1.5 pct

Southeast Asian stock markets trod water on Tuesday amid mounting tensions between Saudi Arabia and the West over the disappearance of a Saudi journalist critical of Riyadh. Oil prices edging higher on concerns over U.S.-Saudi Arabia tensions also weighed on investor sentiment. Philippine...

OnDeck Capital Inc has set up a subsidiary that will provide technology and other services to banks looking to lend to small businesses online, it said on Tuesday.

EU transport chief refuses to bend rules for Anglo-Spanish airline IAG

With the benefit of hindsight, sales per store were too steady.

Blow for bookmakers as ministers seek to speed up start of fixed-odds betting terminals limits

Demand far in excess of £2bn pledged by May to tackle housing shortage