LNG prices rise in Asia as heatwave grips Japan

Spot prices for September LNG-AS delivery in Asia were assessed at $9.75 per million British thermal units (Btu), up 25 cents from the previous week

Gold at one-week low as dollar rallies and trade tensions ease

A strong dollar makes dollar-priced gold costlier for non-U.S. investors

Global stocks mostly higher, defying Facebook-led tech slump

Germany’s DAX added 0.1 percent to 12,823.64 and the CAC 40 in France was flat at 5,481.07 & Japan’s Nikkei 225 index added 0.6 percent to 22,712.75 and the Kospi in South Korea picked up 0.3 percent to 2,294.99

Oil prices dip after three days of gains

Brent futures were down 5 cents at $74.49 a barrel by 0319 GMT, after gaining 0.8 percent on Thursday. They are heading for a near 2 percent gain this week, the first weekly increase in four

Gold steady as dollar eases after U.S.-EU trade talks

Spot gold was little changed at $1,231.12 an ounce, as of 0412 GMT. Earlier in the session, the yellow metal hit $1,235.16, its highest in more than a week

Shell launches $25 billion buyback plan, second-quarter profits miss

The share repurchase programme promised following the $54 acquisition of BG Group in 2016, is the clearest signal yet that the world’s second-largest oil company has recovered from a bruising three-year downturn in the energy sector

Oil rises after Saudi Arabia suspends shipments through Red Sea lane following attack

Brent crude futures had risen 66 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $74.59 a barrel by 0019 GMT, after gaining 0.7 percent on Wednesday

Oil prices rise for second day, buoyed by fall in U.S. inventories

Brent crude LCOc1 was up 29 cents, or 0.4 percent, at $73.73 a barrel by 0035 GMT. The global benchmark settled 38 cents higher at $73.44 a barrel on Tuesday, after climbing as high as $74

Asian stocks advance, backed by strong US corporate earnings

Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.6 percent to 22,534.03 and South Korea’s Kospi added 0.4 percent to 2,278.23

Oil prices drop on worries about oversupply

Brent crude oil was down 19 cents, or 0.3 percent, at $72.87 a barrel by 0345 GMT, after settling down 1 cent on Monday. U.S. crude was down 21 cents, or 0.3 percent, at $67.68 a barrel

LNG prices slide as demand retreats in Japan, China, South Korea

LNG spot prices for September delivery in Asia were assessed at $9.50 per million British thermal units (Btu), down 50 cents from the previous week

Oil prices rise; still set for third weekly drop on oversupply

Brent oil rose 7 cents to $72.65 a barrel by 0354 GMT, after rising to $73.04 earlier in the day.

Asian shares fall on soft China data, trade war fears

After briefly moving higher on early gains in China’s share markets, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.3 percent

Oil prices decline on potential supply hikes; Trump-Putin eyed

Supply outages in Libya and strike action in Norway and Iraq pushed oil prices higher late last week, although prices still ended down for a second straight week

Asian stock markets mostly higher; Japan’s Nikkei up on weak yen

Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.3 percent to 22,483.13 and South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.8 percent to 2,302.32.