Dutch foreign minister says he will visit Azerbaijan and Armenia this week to deepen cooperation and discuss the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace process.

PetroVietnam's drilling arm signed a contract to supply an oil drilling platform to Idemitsu Gas Production Vietnam Co., a unit of Japan's Idemitsu.

French government bond selling paused on Monday after MOODY'S did not downgrade the sovereign rating. Weekend protests wound down largely peacefully, avoiding the previous week's social unrest. France's 10-year yield fell 5.3 bps to 4.9685% and the 10-year spread over Germany narrowed. A Deutsche Bank rates strategist said the temporary relief could persist through Thursday ahead of the ECB rate decision. Markets are increasingly worried the ECB is paying more attention to the adverse impact of rising long-dated yields.