MOSCOW, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Russian lender Alfa denied on Monday an Austrian newspaper report that it was in exclusive talks to buy Raiffeisen Bank International’s (RBI) Ukrainian unit.

* HSBC final PMI for Nov suggests China manufacturing stable * Dollar not far from 6-month high vs. yen; euro firm * Nikkei edges down, moving away from last week’s nearly six-year closing high *…

Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is not planning any penalties on a civil probe relating to allegations that large banks tried preventing competition in the credit default swaps market,…