China's industrial production climbed 6.2% in June from a year earlier
Infosys tumbled the most since April 2013 after paring its annual sales outlook
Viacom is reportedly seeking a valuation of $8 billion to $10 billion for Paramount
Shanghai gauge crosses level seen signalling turnaround; shares running into greater resistance, strategist says
Singapore Exchange is home to Southeast Asia's largest stock market, with total capitalisation in the city of $494 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg
The acquisition by AMC, majority-owned by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin's Dalian Wanda Group, widens Wanda's lead as the world's largest operator of movie screens
Overseas shipments rose 1.3 per cent in yuan terms from a year earlier, the customs administration saidon Wednesday
We want to be steadfast in accelerating our breakaway from deflation: Shinzo Abe
China's factory-gate deflation that has persisted since early 2012, and was at its worst late last year, has been easing amid a rebound in property sales and higher commodities prices
He'll travel to Dallas early next week at the invitation of Mayor Mike Rawlings, according to a statement on Friday from White House press secretary Josh Earnest
With the Fed's key interest rate at just above zero, the central bank has fewer tools if the economy sputters in the next three years, Fleming said