MOSCOW: The Russian rouble strengthened against the yuan on Friday after receiving support from increased net sales of the Chinese...

European shares inched higher on Friday, supported by regional energy stocks after crude oil prices climbed on concerns over a...

Former President Dr. Arif Alvi’s dental clinic in Karachi has been sealed due to regulatory issues. The Sindh Building Control...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s painful austerity measures were “bearing fruit” and must be sustained, the International Monetary Fund said Friday as...

SINGAPORE: Hong Kong stocks rose more than 2% on Friday, still cheering China’s massive economic stimulus proposals, while other global...

DHAKA: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is set to arrive in Bangladesh on Friday for talks primarily focused on labour...

SYDNEY: Ten-year Japanese government bonds were sold on Friday and the short-end was headed for its heaviest weekly selloff for...

Copper prices rose on Friday, after having see-sawed in holiday-thinned trade through the week as profit booking kept prices from...

Emerging Asian currencies slipped on Friday, with the South Korean won and the Taiwan dollar weakening the most, while shares...

MOSCOW: Firefighters have put out a blaze at a fuel depot in Russia’s Perm region, the emergencies ministry said on...