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Japan s Nikkei share average fell on Friday, as August s rally invited profit taking on the month s final trading day, while a stronger yen and some weak economic readings weighed.

European shares edged lower on Friday as investors geared up for a slew of euro zone data and a key U.S. inflation report for cues on the potential timing of interest rate cuts on both sides of the Atlantic.

Washington imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods this week, doubling the total duties faced by the South Asian nation to 50%.

The Indian rupee weakened to a new all-time low against the offshore Chinese yuan on Friday, a move that could boost competitiveness for a segment of exporters in the South Asian nation facing hefty U.S. tariffs.

Eric Trump says the Trump family "loves" and "believes in" the Bitcoin community, which supported his father Donald Trump before he became the U.S. President for the second time.

BVK Group, a leading Indian conglomerate in advanced industrial woven mesh and filtration solutions, and GKD Group, global market and technology leader in technical mesh and filtration solutions for industry and architecture, have officially announced the successful completion of its demerger concluding their decade-long joint venture under the entity GKD India Ltd.

Reliance Industries shares: Reliance Industries investors are keenly awaiting Chairman Mukesh Ambani s AGM address, hopeful for updates on the IPOs of Jio and Retail, AI advancements, and new energy initiatives. Despite a four-year trend of post-AGM stock dips due to unmet expectations, brokerages maintain a positive outlook.

China stocks surged, marking their best month since September 2024, fueled by ample liquidity despite tech firms cautioning against recent price spikes. The CSI300 Index rose 0.7%, and the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.4%. Hong Kong s Hang Seng saw a slight increase of 0.3%.

JIO IPO Launch Date: Billionaire and Reliance Industries (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani on Friday told shareholders at the conglomerate s AGM that the much-awaited IPO of Reliance Jio, which could be the largest in the history of Dalal Street, would come in the first half of 2026.