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(RTTNews) - The Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO) reported earnings for its first quarter that increased from the same period last year.

Novartis has launched an external review into the safety of its blindness medicine Beovu after the American Society of Retinal Specialists (ASRS) raised concerns.

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Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended marginally higher on Tuesday after a selloff in the previous session, even as concerns over the rapid spread of the coronavirus remained.

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Japanese online brokerage Monex Group Inc will launch a retail investor fund aimed at pressuring companies to boost returns following calls from foreign activists.

Japan's top currency diplomat said on Tuesday the government and the central bank may need to take further action if the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak on the economy broadens.

Japan's largest advertising agency Dentsu Inc said on Tuesday one of the employees at its headquarters has been infected with the new coronavirus and that it has instructed all HQ-based employees to work from home.

Emerging markets rose on Tuesday after steep declines in the previous session when a surge in the number of coronavirus cases outside China spurred pandemic fears and heightened worries about greater economic damage from the outbreak.

Chinese cash-strapped electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio Inc said it had signed framework agreements with Hefei's city government on a fundraising of more than 10 billion yuan ($1.42 billion) and new manufacturing facilities.

European Union governments were expected to adopt a negotiating mandate on Tuesday for the tricky task of reaching a deal with Britain on future ties after it left the bloc last month.

The Russian rouble fell more than 2% on Tuesday, hitting its lowest level in over four months as it tracked other emerging market currencies still reeling from investors' concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.

Turkey's lira on Tuesday weakened more than 0.6% against the dollar, hit by concerns about the conflict in neighbouring Syria and the spread of coronavirus.

Shrinking exports held back German economic activity in the fourth quarter of last year, detailed data showed on Tuesday, confirming that Europe's largest economy stagnated on the quarter from October to December.

Danish lender Jyske Bank said it would lower the deposit amount exempted from negative interests to 250,000 Danish crowns ($36,310.29) after the lender reported a slight drop in results for the year on Tuesday.

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U.S. investment fund Lone Star will extend its tender offer period to March 18 from Feb. 28, Japanese hotel chain Unizo Holdings said on Tuesday.

Credit investor Pollen Street Secured Lending said on Tuesday it was in talks with Waterfall Asset Management about a 900 pence per share takeover approach and it was terminating its investment management agreement due to governance issues.

De La Rue said on Tuesday it plans to rein in costs at its currency division and invest more in polymer notes, as the struggling banknote printer tries to improve margins as part of a three-year turnaround plan.

Chemicals group Croda on Tuesday reported a drop in annual profit, hurt by lower demand as the trade war between Beijing and Washington persisted and China changed sales laws.