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.
South Korean authorities pledged on Thursday to ensure liquidity at a local credit cooperative that has seen one of its branches hit by customer withdrawals after media reports about a rise in non-performing loans related to real estate projects.
German Gref, CEO of Russia's dominant lender Sberbank, on Thursday said the rouble was not at an optimal level and needed to strengthen, the RIA news agency cited him as saying.