Breaking pre-market news on Tuesday,

- BHP Billiton to buy Chesapeake shale gas assets for $4.75bn – statement.

- Moody’s changes Japan’s Aa2 rating outlook to negative – statement.

- Zurich Financial buys $1.67bn stake in Santander’s Latin American unit- statement.

- Corporate: Pendragon, Camco, Drax Group, Brammer, Kerry, Morgan Sindell, Croda International, Avocet Mining, Leeds Building Society, Minerva, Dragon Oil, Savile, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Hargreaves Services, Misys, Informa.

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