Shares of Chinese developer soared as much as 20% on Thursday on news it wants to extend maturity of a $400m bond by 18 months. Evergrande's EV unit also jumped 12%.

DBS denied speculation originating in Myanmar that the disruptions were somehow connected to the alleged sale of treasury bonds there

The city is being planned in the east of the Central American country and would get its energy supply from a volcano

A flurry of asset sales and share placings, including some from Evergrande, has sparked hopes this week that the sector will be able to avoid a full-blown crisis

Funds with large holdings of Chinese real estate companies have been hit hard by the crisis spurred by Evergrande and debt-laden developers

China’s high-yield bond market is in turmoil as investors assess which property developers can service debts

The bonds will be used to help buy and dispose of non-performing assets, plus other businesses such as bond-to-equity swaps, China's banking regulator said

China bank bonds prices are a picture of tranquility, indicating policymakers are doing just enough to ward off contagion risks.  

Sale comes three weeks after China raised $4 billion via a US dollar bond sale that drew robust demand

Climb highlights easier direct access to Chinese markets rather than through financial instruments listed in New York and Hong Kong

Finance ministry says country will issue the three-year, seven-year and 12-year euro bonds in Hong Kong on November 10

Bonds surge to seven times the intended level. Economists say the RBA could drop yield targeting programme on Tuesday, when monetary policy board is due to meet.