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The Sri Lankan market closed higher for a
fifth straight session on Tuesday, helped by a rise in consumer
staples and financial stocks.

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Singapore will see
three-quarters of its economy resume normal operations when
curbs to fight the coronavirus are eased from June 2, although
the relaxing of measures will likely see a rise in daily cases,
its government said on Tuesday.
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Militants killed seven
Pakistani soldiers in two attacks in the country's mineral-rich
southwestern province of Balochistan, the military said on
Tuesday.

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Failure to cut a deal with EU will complicate UK trade policy
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A banking lobby group called on
Tuesday for the European Union to further soften a capital
measure to ensure banks do not run out of headroom to help
companies hit by the coronavirus crisis.
Posted at 11:48h
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* JDE Peet's says market has stabilised, coffee demand
resilient

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Posted at 11:39h
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Aviva on Tuesday named former
Lloyds Banking Group finance chief George Culmer as its
chairman, as the British insurer grapples with the fallout of
the coronavirus crisis.

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Home Depot Inc missed estimates
for quarterly profit on Tuesday, as the home improvement chain
spent about $850 million on benefits for employees keeping its
stores and warehouses running through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted at 11:32h
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* Shares fall as much as 11%
(Updates with indications on issue price, deeper share falls)

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Posted at 11:25h
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The U.S. government's
handling of its massive economic response to the coronavirus
pandemic will come under scrutiny on Tuesday as Treasury
Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
testify before the Senate Banking Committee.