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Asia factory activity weakens, uncertainty on China clouds outlookAn employee works on a production line manufacturing steel structures at a factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
Asia's factory activity remained weak in November on soft global demand, surveys showed on Friday, with mixed signs on the strength of China's economy clouding the outlook for the region's fragile recovery.
- World
China, Vietnam consider rail link through rare earths heartland China and Vietnam are working on a possible significant upgrade of their underdeveloped rail links to boost a line that crosses Vietnam's rare earths heartland and reaches the country's top port in the north, senior officials and diplomats said.
- Business
OPEC+ may have played its final card with voluntary crude cuts: Russell The additional crude output cuts by OPEC+ should do two things, and neither of them are likely to please the group of oil exporters.
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Markets Performance
Official Data PartnerCommodities
| Future | Last | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 2,041.30 | 0.16% |
| Copper | 721.65 | 0.05% |
| Brent Crude Oil | 80.69 | 0.21% |
| CBOT Soybeans | 1,328.75 | 1.04% |
Stocks
| Index | Last | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 4,567.80 | 0.38% |
| Euro STOXX 50 | 4,382.47 | -- |
| FTSE 100 | 7,453.75 | 0.41% |
| Nikkei 225 | 33,471.98 | 0.04% |
Source: LSEG - data delayed by at least 15 minutes
