Japan’s Nikkei stock index sank more than 4% on Monday, as the yen strengthened after Shigeru Ishiba won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership elections late last week.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 1,849.22 points, or 4.64%, fro…
South Korea’s industrial output increased for the first time in four months last month on the rising production in the auto and semiconductor sectors, data showed Monday.
Retail sales, a gauge of private spending, also rose by the most in
Oil prices rose slightly on Monday amid growing concerns about potential supply disruptions from the oil-producing Middle East.
Brent crude futures for November delivery increased by 16 cents, or 0.22%, reaching $72.14 a barrel.
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Gold prices eased on Monday but hovered near the record peak hit last week, setting bullion on track for its best quarter in over eight years following a jumbo US rate cut decision and expectations of another outsize reduction in