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Britain will provide anti-viral drug remdesivir to certain COVID-19 patients that it is most likely to benefit as part of a collaboration with manufacturer Gilead Sciences, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

* Futures up: Dow 2.02%, S&P 1.85%, Nasdaq 1.81% (Changes dateline, adds details, updates prices)

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Tuesday:

* Saving time with digital roadshows, listing on June 3 (Updates with books covered already)

Bank of Nova Scotia said on Tuesday second-quarter profit fell 41.5%, hit by a jump in loan-loss provisions due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Inside the small-scale Iowa abattoir Stanhope Locker and Market, owner Shaunna Zanker yawns with exhaustion as she listens to yet another farmer asking her to slaughter his pigs.

Tim Harris was preparing to relocate for an assignment with energy services firm Halliburton Co for the fifth time in 15 years when his career came to a halt.

Most U.S. states have begun to reopen their economies, but Jay Foreman, chief executive of Basic Fun, said he's more worried than ever.

The cost of insuring exposure to debt issued by southern European governments as well as by low-grade European corporates fell on Tuesday amid a broad market rally inspired by hopes that the world economy was on track for re-opening.

* Russia sees oil market balance by June-July (Updates prices, adds comment)

China's health tracking QR codes, which have played a key part in the country's successful containment of the coronavirus, now look set to play a much broader role in daily life as local authorities dream up new uses for the technology.

Ride hailing company Uber Technologies Inc's Indian arm will cut 600 jobs across functions, as it navigates a strict coronavirus lockdown that has brought businesses to a grinding halt, Uber India President Pradeep Parameswaran said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Chandini Monnappa in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)

* OPEC+ countries to meet in June to discuss maintaining cuts (Updates prices)

* 20/29 funds in MSCI/AREF institutional index delayed payments

Japanese government prices fell on Tuesday as investors remained vigilant over a possible increase in the issuance of government bonds, while the 40-year bond sale drew ample investor demand.

U.S. stock futures rose 2% on Tuesday and breached a major chart barrier as investors brushed aside China-U.S. trade tension and braced for a re-opening of the world economy.

Fujifilm Holdings Corp will continue research on Avigan into June, Japan's government said on Tuesday, effectively dashing hopes by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the drug would be approved as a COVID-19 treatment this month.

* Six cases from ship recently arrived from the UAE recorded (Adds details of cluster on vessel from UAE)

A day after Japan ended its state of emergency, Tokyo residents took to the streets with a mixture of relief and trepidation as they prepared for a "new normal" of living with the coronavirus.

Coffee company JDE Peet's on Tuesday set an indicative price range of 30-32.25 euros per share for its initial public offering (IPO), implying a market value of 14.9-16.0 billion euros ($16.3-17.5 billion).