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British house prices fell by 1.8% in the 12 months to December, a bigger drop than expected, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Friday.

Kenya's inflation slowed slightly to 6.6% year on year in December, down from 6.8% in November, the statistics office said on Friday.

The Russian rouble weakened against the U.S. dollar and euro on Friday, the last trading day of 2023, after it had sharply rose a day before, spurred by the central bank's announcement about volumes of foreign currency sales.

Turkey's central bank said on Friday it would maintain a reserve "build-up strategy" in 2024 in order continue an uptrend in its international foreign currency reserves, adding that a floating exchange rate regime would continue.

Japan's Nikkei share average closed 2023 with its best year in a decade on expectations of better governance, though ticking lower in the day's session amid a lack of any big triggers.

British house prices fell by 1.8% in the 12 months to December, a bigger drop than expected, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Friday.

Turkey's central bank said on Friday it aims to increase the share of Turkish lira deposits to 50% in the banking system and to sustain the fall in the fx-protected deposit scheme in 2024.

Indian solar panel-maker Waaree Energies filed for an initial public offering to raise 30 billion rupees ($361 million), its draft papers showed on Friday.

Japanese government bond yields ticked higher on Friday in a subdued end to the most volatile year since the global financial crisis, but with yields set to end only marginally higher than where they started.

Activity in Russia's manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest pace in almost seven years in December, a business survey showed on Friday, though new export orders contracted for the second month running.

Oil prices are set to end 2023 about 10% lower, the first annual decline in two years, after geopolitical concerns, production cuts and global measures to rein in inflation triggered wild fluctuations in prices.

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.

The United Arab Emirates telecoms group e& said on Friday it had ended talks to raise its stake in Saudi Arabia's Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) to 50% and one share.

(RTTNews) - European stocks look set to open flat to slightly higher on Friday ahead of the New Year's weekend.

The Indian rupee was little changed on Friday, and is on course for its smallest annual percentage change in 20 years, on the back of sustained foreign exchange interventions from the Reserve Bank of India.

Nicaraguan police detained on Thursday two senior Catholic priests who are close to the country's top church leader, a person with knowledge of the matter said, raising to at least six the number of clergymen detained this week.

Apple Inc., the largest stock in the world, continues to lead the pack with its famous cutting-edge products. Despite the company’s continued success, some recent statistics reveal a possible obstacle to Apple’s continued growth. With revenue down 3% compared to last

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.

An Indonesian navy vessel in Aceh drove away a boat carrying Rohingya from Myanmar, a military spokesperson said, as growing numbers of would-be refugees from the strife-torn country face hostility from locals.