Algerian state agency ONAB is believed to have bought one consignments of about 40,000 metric tons of animal feed corn expected to be sourced from Argentina or Brazil in an international tender for up to 120,000 metric tons on Thursday, European traders said on Friday.
Hungary's calendar-adjusted retail sales fell by an annual 8.3% in June following a 12.3% drop in May, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said on Friday.
Swiss duty-free retailer Dufry on Friday said its turnover in the first half of the year nearly doubled and surpassed the pre-pandemic level thanks to a global travel boom after the pandemic.
Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Friday after hitting a one-month closing low, although forecast of higher stocks weighed on the contract and set it on course for a second weekly loss.
London copper traded in a tight range on Friday ahead of the
U.S. employment report, while prices were almost flat on-week,
with investors awaiting more economic stimulus measures by top
consumer China.
An apparently random stabbing attack in a commuter town near Seoul, the second such rampage in South Korea in less than two weeks, has sparked fear in a country that has long been considered safe with a low murder rate and strict firearm curbs.
Malaysia's palm oil inventories at the end of July likely rose to a five-month peak as higher production offset an increase in exports, a Reuters survey showed on Friday.
Ukraine and its allies aim to rally global support for a peace blueprint in talks hosted by Saudi Arabia this weekend but a question mark hangs over whether China will take part.
Swiss duty-free retailer Dufry on Friday said its turnover in the first half of the year nearly doubled, supported by recovering travel volumes after global pandemic restrictions were lifted.
Chicago wheat jumped more than 2% on Friday with attacks near a key Russian grain port in the Black Sea region triggering fresh concerns over global grain supplies, although the market is set for a weekly decline.
China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday it would drop anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on Australian barley imports that had been in place for three years affecting billions of dollars of trade, as the two nations repair strained ties.
Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Friday from a one-month closing low in the previous session, although the contract is headed for a second weekly loss.
Prices of most industrial metals gained on Friday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar, even as investors cautiously awaited the U.S. employment report and further clarity on economic stimulus measures by top consumer China.
As residual rain from a typhoon drifted to northeast China, Heilongjiang province on Friday warned of swelling rivers amid severe weather and even tornadoes as storms pounded cities, including the already waterlogged provincial capital, Harbin.
Indonesia's economy likely grew 4.93% from a year earlier in the April-June quarter, the slowest since the third quarter of 2021, due to weakening global demand for its exports, according to the median forecast of 22 economists polled by Reuters.
As temperatures in China soar, pet owners are looking for novel ways to protect their four-legged friends from the heat, buying up cooling mats, clothes and miniature sun hats for dogs and cats.
Arsenal cannot hide behind the 'plucky underdogs' tag this season as heavy spending means they will be expected to be Manchester City's main Premier League title rivals again.
Chicago corn edged higher on Friday while soybeans eased, although both were on track for a second weekly decline on pressure from forecasts of cool and wet weather conditions in the U.S. Midwest.