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Australian shares edged higher on Friday from a one-year low hit in the previous session, with the financial and consumer staples sectors leading the recovery as investors digested stronger U.S. economic growth data.

Significant rainfall last weekend over Argentina's core farmland has improved the prospects for the current corn crop, while also stanching the bleeding for planted wheat after an intense dry spell, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange (BdeC) said on Thursday.

Japan will continue to respond to the currency market "with a strong sense of urgency," Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki told reporters on Friday, as the yen weakened past 150 against the U.S. dollar.

Shares of AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC) are down 13% so far this week as of Thursday's close, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the company announced worrisome preliminary third-quarter results.

(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in consecutive trading days, stumbling more than a dozen points or 0.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 3,070-point plateau and it's expected to open under pressure again on Friday.

Nov Inc. (NOV) reported $2.19 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 15.7%. EPS of $0.29 for the same period compares to $0.08 a year ago.

Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) reported $1.12 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.9%. EPS of $0.95 for the same period compares to $0.93 a year ago.

Deckers (DECK) reported $1.09 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 24.7%. EPS of $6.82 for the same period compares to $3.80 a year ago.

Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) reported $270.93 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2023, representing a year-over-year decline of 2.7%. EPS of $1.16 for the same period compares to $1.32 a year ago.

Eli Lilly and Co said on Thursday that the U.S. health regulator had approved its drug for treating adults with moderate-to-severe active ulcerative colitis, a type of chronic inflammatory bowel disease.

Stock investors haven't enjoyed September and October, as extreme volatility has brought major-market benchmarks to their weakest levels in months. Declines for the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were the most extreme, but even the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:

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(RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market has moved lower in back-to-back sessions, tumbling more than 80 points or 3.8 percent along the way. The KOSPI now sits just shy of the 2,300-point plateau and it's tipped to open under pressure again on Friday.

Russian producer Rusal's decision to buy into a Chinese raw materials supplier is a significant marker in the reconfiguration of the global aluminium map.

Medical device maker ResMed reported weaker first-quarter margins on Thursday as steep costs overshadowed a 16% rise in sales, sending its shares down more than 5% in extended trading.