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China's Sichuan Airlines will receive a capital contribution of 12 billion yuan ($1.69 billion) from its shareholders in a bid to supplement working capital and reduce financial security risks, major investor China Southern Airlines said on Friday.

India's infrastructure output in November rose at the slowest pace in six months at 7.8% year-on-year, as a delayed festival season reduced working days leading to a drop in cement and crude oil production.

Copper prices dipped on Friday, pressured by a firmer dollar, but were on track to achieve a modest gain this year on healthy demand from China and hopes for U.S. interest rate cuts.

Robusta coffee futures on ICE eased slightly on Friday, slipping back from last week's more than 15-year high, but remained on track to post an annual gain of more than 60%.

Chicago corn was on track for its biggest annual drop in a decade on Friday while wheat and soybeans were also set for a yearly loss after bumper harvests in Brazil and resilient Black Sea trade tempered concerns about war and weather.

Russia's biggest airline Aeroflot expects to have carried 47 million passengers this year, up from a previous forecast of 45.2 million passengers, the carrier's CEO Sergei Aleksandrovsky said on Friday.

Malaysian palm oil futures staged a rebound and settled higher on Friday, although the benchmark contract logged a second consecutive annual loss.

Cereals production in Turkey increased 9.1% year on year in 2023 to some 42.2 million metric tons, with wheat output rising 11.4% to 22 million tons, official data showed on Friday.

India's state fuel retailers have raised procurement prices for ethanol made from C-heavy molasses by 6.87 rupees per litre to 56.28 rupees per litre, according to industry sources and a document reviewed by Reuters on Friday.

Chinese coffee consumption is growing quickly, spurring cut-throat competition between local and foreign coffee chains that have opened thousands of branded shops in recent months and surpassed the number of coffee stores in the United States.

All Boeing 737 MAX jets operated by Chinese carriers are back in service at the end of 2023, the U.S. planemaker's China head said on Friday, nearly a year after they started returning following a global grounding in 2019.

Chicago corn was on track for its biggest annual drop in a decade on Friday, while wheat lost a fifth of its value, as easing supply bottlenecks in the Black Sea region and higher production added pressure on prices.

Cocoa and iron ore prices surged in 2023, while natural gas and coal prices tumbled, with most agricultural products expected to outperform energy and industrial metals in the New Year amid supply constraints and dry weather.

Malaysian palm oil futures declined on Friday as gains in the ringgit and expectations of lower demand weighed on sentiment, with the benchmark contract set to post a second consecutive annual loss.

Indonesia exported 12,962.36 metric tons of robusta coffee beans from the island of Sumatra, data from local trade office showed on Friday, down 77.5% from the same month last year.

Copper prices, often seen as an economic indicator, were set for a yearly gain thanks to low global stocks and solid demand from top consumer China, and as prospect of U.S. interest rate cuts brightened outlook for the metal.

Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Friday because of weakness in rival edible oils and gains in the ringgit, with the benchmark contract set to post a second consecutive annual loss.

London copper prices climbed on Friday thanks to a weaker U.S. dollar, and were headed for an annual rise in 2023 on firm Chinese demand and expectation of tightening supply.

Chicago wheat and corn futures slid on Friday, with both markets on track for their biggest annual drop in a decade this year as easing supply bottlenecks in the Black Sea region and higher production added pressure on prices.