India s benchmark
indexes opened higher on Friday, led by information technology
stocks, which were boosted by Tech Mahindra after it unveiled a
turnaround plan, while a fall in shares of Bajaj.
Japan s Advantest
reported on Friday that its full-year operating profit roughly
halved and said the timing of a recovery in the chip testing
market remains unclear. The chip testing.
UK-listed drugmaker Indivior
plans to seek shareholder approval next month for a
primary listing in the United States, the company said on
Thursday, which would add it to a growing list of firms.
Malaysian conglomerate Axiata Group and Indonesian group PT Sinar Mas are going ahead with plans to merge their telecom operations in Indonesia to create a $3.5 billion entity, Bloomberg News.