Amazon.com Inc won partial dismissal of a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit accusing it of maintaining illegal monopolies, though the details of the ruling by a federal court in Seattle on Monday were not immediately clear.

PepsiCo is in advanced talks to acquire tortilla-chip maker Siete Foods for more than $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Three online sellers operating on Walmart-owned Flipkart have sued the Indian antitrust watchdog over an investigation which found they, Flipkart and rival Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) breached competition laws, according to court filings seen by Reuters.

The U.S. dollar steadied Monday, as traders awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell later in the session ahead of Friday’s key employment report. 

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak expects oil prices' fluctuations will subside following volatility spurred by the tensions in the Middle East as geopolitical risks are already factored in, he told Al Arabiya News.

A surging yen steadied on Monday as Japan's incoming prime minister signalled monetary policy should remain accommodative, while commodity currencies were lifted to the year's highs by investor hopes of a turnaround in China's economy.