Dec 26 (Reuters) - Platinum jumped to an all-time high on Friday, on track for its biggest annual rise ever, as supply constraints, an unexpected EU policy U-turn on the 2035 combustion-engine ban, ...

SINGAPORE, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose to their highest in six weeks on Friday and a blistering rally in precious ...

Investing.com-- Gold and silver surged to fresh record highs on Friday as investors flocked to safe-haven assets amid ...

TOKYO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet on Friday approved a record $785 billion budget for the next fiscal year, aiming to strike a balance between her proactive ...

Investing.com-- Japan’s industrial production fell more than expected in November, while retail sales posted modest growth, highlighting an uneven economic recovery as weak overseas demand continues ...

SEOUL, Dec 26 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled the country will continue to develop missiles in the next five years, as he visited major munitions enterprises in the last quarter ...

Tokyo core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, grew 2.3% year-on-year in November, government data showed on Friday. The print was slightly below expectations of 2.5% and eased from 2.8% ...

S&P 500 Futures inched 0.1% higher to 6,987.75 points, while Nasdaq 100 Futures gained 0.1% to 25,908.0 points by 20:16 ET (01:16 GMT). Dow Jones Futures traded up 0.1% at 49,057.0 points.

Oil prices, though, are on course for their steepest annual decline since 2020 as investors weighed U.S. economic growth and assessed the risk of supply disruptions including in Venezuela.

BEIJING, Dec 26 (Reuters) - The size of China’s economy in 2024 was revised down to 134.8 trillion yuan ($19.23 trillion) in nominal terms, after a final verification, the country’s statistics bureau ...

MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that the United States was reviving piracy and banditry ...

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.14%.