Are close to sealing a merger agreement, telling employees a final pact is coming within weeks. And shares in the lse group trade higher as shareholders prepare to vote on the 27 billion takeover well, a very good morning and welcome to street signs. One of our top stories today, alibaba has closed almost 7 higher after its hong kong debut, the Largest Global listing so far this year the ecommerce giant listed at a price of 176 hong kong dollars to raise 11. 2 billion in fresh capital. And as part of the ipo, the Chinese Company issued 500 million new ordinary shares. Emily tan is joining us live from hong kong emily, the largest ipo of 2019, quite a stellar postmarket performance with the stock up almost 7 in trading how has the reception been overall . Reporter you know what, juwana, the newcomer to the market today was the most heavily traded in hong kong with 1. 8 billion worth of shares changing hands as you mentioned, the stock closed up more than 6. 5 , off the days highs, but u
the his management. still in gaza, and therell be a delay of at least a day in the agreement between israel and hamas, which would have seen a four day pause in the fighting. under the agreement, hamas would exchange 50 israeli hostages, taken during the 7th of october attack, for 150 palestinian women and children held in israeli jails. israel says it still expects that to happen, but not before friday, and there will be a similar delay to the temporary halt in hostilities. hamas says there are still details to be finalised regarding the list of people to be exchanged. anna foster is in tel aviv for this was something that we started to hear reports of early this morning. and the israel defence forces have confirmed just in the last hour or so, the arrest of the director of gaza s largest hospital, this is the hospital we have talked about so much, and he has been transferred for questioning by the israeli security agency. this is a joint statement from the israel defence fo
Both sides agree on the math used. While the mediator asked all parties to stop talking about details, there is a tantalizing at this time bit from bart that increased its wage offer of 10 over four years. We had a 10 wage increase and increase that had. Skm have provided an opportunity for thousands of dollars in what private industry would be called bonuses if ridership and economy need meet she sure autos there could be new numbers but bart says is there an 89 million gap. The unions think its like 30 million. Its a lot of money to sort out by thursday night. Hopefully get done by thursday at the latest. Is the gap 89 million or 30 million . Not positive about the gap. Just trying to get this thing done. In that press release complaining unions made three moves toward bart during this last round of talks they feel bart has not made real significant moves towards the unions, she also compared the board to congress saying its holding commuters hostage as members of congress are respon
Closer to a deal we have late word there may not be a strike on friday. Good evening, everyone, im carolyn johnson. The 60 day cooling off ends on thursday night at midnight z the governor has no power to stop another walkout as before. Fwhu just the past hour union leader as announced theyre not giving 72 hour notice of a strike, not on friday. Earlier bart management revealed its made a first new offer on wages since august. And that if there is a strike it has no immediate plans to use replacement train operators. Laura anthony is on the bart story for us tonight. First you, heather. How close to reaching a deal . You know, dan, its reading tea leaves for the tret vet trans watching this for years. It could go down to the wire and past that. You know without a strike notice that doesnt mean they wont strike but there is no law requiring them to give a 72 hour notice or any notice for that matter they have indicate they had might do that today as a courtesy, then turn and about face.