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• Gran Tierra Energy (GTE) announced that it has received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange to implement its previously announced normal course issuer bid through the facilities of the TSX, the NYSE MKT and eligible alternative trading platforms in Canada and the United States. Pursuant to the Bid, Gran Tierra is able to purchase for cancellation up to 5% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock for a one year period at prevailing market prices. The brokerage firm conducting the Bid on behalf of Gran Tierra is GMP FirstEnergy, with respect to purchases made on the TSX, and Griffiths McBurney Corp., with respect to purchases made on the NYSE MKT.
• ReneSola Ltd (SOL) provided an updated outlook for its solar rooftop project pipeline in China. As of January 31, 2017, the Company had over 393 MW of solar rooftop projects in «shovel-ready» stage. All of the projects have been filed with National Development and Reform Commission, and the Company has obtained legal rights to develop these projects. The projects are located in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Shandong, Hubei, Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, Fujian and Guangdong Provinces.
• LeddarTech Inc. and Integrated Device Technology (IDTI) announced they have entered into a partnership agreement to jointly carry out the development and supply of the LeddarCore LCA2 integrated circuits. The LeddarCore is a receiver IC which is a key element within an automotive LiDAR system. This newest generation of LeddarCore IC enables solid-state implementations of high-performance, low-cost automotive LiDARs, which are required for the mass-market deployment of semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles.
• Today Air Lease Corporation (AL) announced long term lease agreements with China Southern Airlines for five new Boeing 787-9 aircraft outfitted with GE's GEnx engines, all from ALC's order book with Boeing. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2019, with three deliveries in 2019 and two deliveries in 2020.
• GoDaddy (GDDY) recorded its best-ever Sunday for attracting new customers in the books, courtesy of a successful Super Bowl campaign. About half of new customers signed up for GoDaddy's innovative mobile-friendly website builder, GoCentral. Among the 'big wins' for GoDaddy's Super Bowl marketing campaign: 19 MM+ video views of its Super Bowl ad & teasers clips, across all social channels; Mobile traffic spike, with 58% of its web traffic during the ad coming from tablets/smartphones; 62% of all GoCentral websites registered were built by customers in less than an hour.
• Sabre Corporation (SABR) began the Year of the Rooster with a new multi-year agreement with Omega Travel, a travel agency and tour operator with branches across the United Kingdom. Omega Travel, a global company that started its life specialising in travel to the Far East, will now have access to the latest technology through which to shop, book and manage travel for customers.
• Global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson (KW) announced that the company and its partner acquired Radius, a 282-unit multifamily community in the South Lake Union submarket of Seattle, Washington, for $141 million. In a 50/50 joint-venture, the company and its partner invested a total of $72 million of equity, of which $58 million was funded from the December 2016 sale of The Grove, a 331-unit apartment community built in 1964 in San Jose, California. The partnership also secured a 10-year fixed-rate loan of $70 million at a rate of 4.06%, interest-only for the first five years.
• Disguise, the Halloween costume division of JAKKS Pacific (JAKK), secured a licensing agreement with Mojang & Microsoft (MSFT) to create children's Halloween costumes, Halloween accessories, and everyday dress up based on Minecraf, the video game where players dig & build 3D blocks within a world of terrains & habitats to explore.

Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region began the week on a higher note, seeing some carryover strength from Friday's rally on Wall Street. China's January Caixin Services PMI (53.1; expected 53.6) disappointed, representing the first month-over-month decline in four months. Employment in the manufacturing sector declined while the pace of hiring increased for the service sector.

• In economic data:
  • China's January Caixin Services PMI 53.1 (expected 53.6; last 53.4)
  • Australia's Q4 Retail Sales +0.9% quarter-over-quarter, as expected (last -0.1%). December Retail Sales -0.1% month-over-month (expected 0.3%; last 0.1%). January ANZ Job Advertisements 4.0% month-over-month (last -2.2%) and MI Inflation Gauge 0.6% month-over-month (last 0.5%)
  • Japan's December Overtime Pay -1.9% year-over-year (last -1.3%) and Average Cash Earnings +0.1% year-over-year (last 0.4%; previous 0.5%)

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• Japan's Nikkei gained 0.3% with Yahoo Japan surging 15.2% in reaction to better than expected earnings. Nippon Electric Glass, Sony Financial Holdings, Oki Electric, J Front Retailing, Trend Micro, and Fast Retailing gained between 1.6% and 6.4%. On the downside, Yamaha plunged 11.2%.
• Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 1.0% with help from most components. Financials ended among the leaders with China Life Insurance, Ping An Insurance, BoC Hong Kong, Bank of China, Hang Seng Bank, and HSBC rising between 0.8% and 7.2%. Gaming and casino names struggled with Sands China falling 3.4% and Galaxy Entertainment ending lower by 0.5%.
• China's Shanghai Composite added 0.5%. Hunan Copote Science & Technology, Long Yuan Construction Group, Nuode Investment, and Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing gained between 5.1% and 5.9%.
• India's Sensex rose 0.7% to levels from early October. Most components took part in the rally with Sun Pharma jumping 4.2%. ICICI Bank and AXIS Bank posted respective gains of 3.2% and 1.5% while HDFC Bank added 0.2%. On the downside, Cipla and Dr Reddy's Labs lost 1.1% and 1.5%, respectively.

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• USDJPY -0.2% to 112.48
• USDCNY -0.1% to 6.8625
• USDINR +0.1% to 67.199