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Stocks were up in Asia on Friday with South Korea enjoying the largest daily jump in 16 months, while tech shares helped lift markets in China, Japan, and Australia
The A$76 million ($52 million) investment would make Stellantis the company's second-largest investor with an 8% holding
The Chinese company, often compared with Spotify, was looking to raise up to $100 million
Chinese tech shares in Hong Kong rose after President Xi Jinping chaired a meeting that backed support for fintech firms. Alibaba jumped 6.4%, and Chinese automakers also shone.
Putin said Russia was discussing increasing the presence of Chinese cars on the Russian market as well as the opening of Indian supermarket Chains.
China plans to launch stock index futures and options based on the CSI1000 index, which tracks small caps listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Toshiba shares rose 5.3% in Tokyo early on Thursday, outperforming a 0.8% rise in the benchmark Nikkei average
The country of 22 million people is struggling with its worst financial crisis in seven decades, unable to import essentials including food, fuel and medicines
Factory output grew at its slowest rate in three months, the au Jibun Bank flash Japan Manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey showed
China tech firms listed in Hong Kong rose as much as 2% on state support for the fintech industry before shedding gains
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