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Global shares dipped on Friday after lacklustre Chinese economic data and worries about a delay in U.S. fiscal stimulus discouraged some investors from taking on risk.

The pound was steady on Friday as thin August trading kept investors on the sidelines.

Seismic surveyor TGS said on Friday it would continue to seek consolidation in the geophysical data industry despite a rejection of its unsolicited offer to buy a key unit of competitor PGS.

(RTTNews) - Asian stocks turned in a mixed performance on Friday as investors reacted to the stalled U.S. stimulus talks and a raft of economic data from China.

Fans will be allowed into Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre this weekend for the final of the World Snooker Championship as the British government on Thursday announced the resumption of a pilot programme to test the safe return of spectators to events.

Metals trader Kloeckner & Co has at least 100 million euros ($118 million) to spend on acquisitions in the next few years, its chief executive told journalists in a call discussing second-quarter results.

The dollar steadied on Friday as a spike in U.S. bond yields and a drag on risk sentiment from lacklustre Chinese economic data slowed a selldown of the U.S. currency, which was headed for its longest weekly losing streak since 2010.

The Russian rouble weakened on Friday and stock indexes inched lower after strong gains the day before as some market players decided to lock in profits ahead of the weekend, keeping an eye on the political crisis in Belarus.

SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - The U.S.-China tech spat is a less costly fight than the trade war. The two nations will review their deal that reduced tariffs as the White House refocuses on purging Chinese technology. The latter is nothing to celebrat

Shipping group CMA CGM said on Friday it has signed an agreement with financial partner DIF to acquire 50% minus one share of the TTIA container terminal at Spain's Algeciras port from Korea's HMM group.

SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - The U.S.-China tech spat is a less costly fight than the trade war. The two nations will review their deal that reduced tariffs as the White House refocuses on purging Chinese technology. The latter is nothing to celebrat

Asian bonds recorded a second straight month of foreign inflows in July bolstered by a hunt for higher yields and signs of recovery in the regional economies.

London-listed shares fell on Friday as easyJet and British Airways tumbled after the UK imposed fresh quarantine measures on travellers from France and other countries, taking the shine off a strong week of stock market gains.

Most of Asia's stock markets weakened on Friday as a surprise drop in China retail sales dented hopes of a swift recovery from the COVID-19 impact at the world's second-largest economy, while currencies stayed muted as the dollar steadied.

Amazon.com Inc on Friday launched an online pharmacy in India to serve the southern city of Bengaluru, the latest move by the e-commerce giant to widen its reach in a key growth market.

Vietnam's plan to privatise scores of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has fallen further behind schedule amid the pandemic, with only 37 companies divested so far out of a target of 128 in the 2017-2020 period, the Ministry of Finance said.

(RTTNews) - EasyJet (ESYJY.PK, EZJ.L) said that it has successfully concluded its sale and leaseback programme for a total of 23 aircraft, generating total proceeds of $771 million or 608 million pounds, at the upper end of anticipated proceeds of 500 million pounds - 650 millio

British airline easyJet said it would continue to assess further funding opportunities after raising an extra $266 million from the sale and leaseback of aircraft, as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on travel and its finances.

A coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by a unit of China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) appeared to be safe and triggered antibody-based immune responses in early and mid-stage trials, researchers said.

The dollar steadied on Friday as a jump in U.S. bond yields and a drag on sentiment from lacklustre Chinese economic data put the brakes on a selldown of the world's reserve currency.