U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in 10 weeks, due to the biggest weekly increase in gas rigs since October 2016, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co said in its closely followed report on Friday.
Cash-strapped French supermarket retailer Casino on Monday said it aims to conclude a debt restructuring agreement with its creditors by the end of next month, telling creditors it needed an equity contribution of "at least 900 million euros" ($981.63 million).
Singapore's central bank will announce improved tax incentives in July to recognise the charitable contributions of family offices - companies that manage wealthy families' assets, a senior minister said on Friday.
Belgium's FSMA regulator said on Friday that it had ordered Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, to cease with immediate effect offering any virtual currency services in Belgium. (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, Editing by Louise Heavens)
Trade in Vietnam's coffee market ground to a halt due to a prolonged lack of robusta beans, while prices in Indonesia rose this week as supplies were limited and London terminal prices were down, traders said on Thursday.