
Oil prices rise as equity markets grow
Oil prices extended gains Tuesday as global stock markets went up.

Gold down on stronger U.S. equities, dollar
Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Tuesday.

Japan's population drops for 1st time in century
Japan's population declined for the first time in almost a century in 2015.

S. Korea's consumption propensity hits record low in 2015
Propensity to consume among South Korean people declined to the lowest last year.

Chicago agricultural commodities closed mixed
Chicago Board of Trade ( CBOT) corn and soybeans continued their losses Thursday.