Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.'s management team is looking to take the company private in a C$1.13 billion (approximately $840 million) deal, taking advantage of a drop in the share price after last year's turmoil in capital markets.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. raised its yearly sales forecast due to more favorable currency exchange rates and better-than-expected first-quarter revenue.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has pledged to steer the state-controlled oil giant Petrobras in a more populist direction, causing investors to express concern.

In a year of stock market turmoil, healthcare investors sought out stability and turned to boring but steady investments.

On Monday, Suven saw a 4.9% increase in trading in Mumbai, though it eventually settled at 497 rupees. India's S&P BSE Sensex also experienced a 0.8% rise.