The benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have lost over a quarter of their value since reaching record closing highs just 16 sessions ago, as nations around the world grapple with how to contain the fast-moving coronavirus and its economic effects.

The falls in the bonds come in the wake of the failure of Opec and Russia late last week to agree a deal on cutting production,

Moscow’s decision to withdraw last week from a pact with Saudi Arabia to limit crude production, sparking an oil war that sent prices crashing 30 per cent on Monday, upending global markets.

Researchers have stated that hydrogen is likely to be cost-competitive by 2035. But other technologies, such as battery storage, which have had a head start over hydrogen are more economical in the short term.

In 2019, profit attributable to PJSC LUKOIL shareholders amounted to RUB 640.2 bln, 3.4% higher year-on-year. The growth was constrained by higher depreciation and lower non-cash foreign exchange gain.

On Monday, Aramco shares opened trading at Riyals 27 ($7.19) before rising modestly to close at Riyals 28.35. That is 11.4% below its IPO price, prompting the company's valuation to slide to about $1.5 trillion from $1.7 trillion in December, in the wake of Friday's failure by OPEC and Russia to reach a deal on oil production cuts.

the U.S. unemployment rate was little changed at 3.5 percent

Gazprom, OMV have agreed, inter alia, to extend until June 2022 the negotiations for the final agreement on the deal.

U.S. International Trade in the goods and services deficit was $45.3 billion in January, down $3.3 billion from $48.6 billion in December,

ExxonMobil is planning capital expenditures of between $30 billion to $35 billion annually through 2025, consistent with previous guidance. For 2020, the company anticipates an investment level of up to $33 billion, depending on the progress of individual projects.

RUSHYDRO Reported: net profit RUB 51,547 mn – adjusted net profit (-27.1% y-o-y) net profit in 2019 – RUB 643 mn (-98.0% y-o-y) mostly as a result of impairment of property, plant & equipment.

Australia's economic growth has recovered gradually in 2019 from the lows in the second half of 2018,

Norway's fund aims to invest around $10.77 billion in unlisted renewable projects

Saudi Arabia's oil sector declined by 3.6 percent in 2019 dragging overall GDP growth to 0.3 percent

Expected Austria's GDP to increase around 1¼ percent this year, mainly supported again by domestic demand.