Gold edged higher on Monday, supported by a weaker US dollar, while investors hunkered down for US economic data due later this week for signals on the Federal Reserve's policy path.

Asian currencies inched higher on Monday.

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures climbed on Friday, posting their biggest weekly gain since last September on weather concerns in Thailand and the potential for higher vehicle sales from Chinese auto expansion into African markets.

Japanese rubber futures climbed on Friday, posting their biggest weekly gain since last September on weather concerns in Thailand and the potential for higher vehicle sales from Chinese auto expansion into African markets.

A trade association for the US rice industry said on its website that Japan is the United States’ second biggest milled rice export market in volume.

Top Glove Corp Bhd’s earnings outlook is likely to remain under pressure.

An installation depicting barrel of oil with the logo of OPEC is seen during the COP29 United Nations climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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