Three-month aluminium on the London Metal Exchange jumped 3.3% to $3,402 a tonne by 1700 GMT after touching a record of $3,480

The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Russia, Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Sergey Lavrov, also discussed bilateral relations in Moscow

The Maximo Gorki left Venezuela in November amid an export push designed to generate funds for cash-strapped Petroleos de Venezuela

Khan is expected to push for the construction of a long-delayed, multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline to be built in collaboration with Russian companies

The company, which made $500 million in Asia-Pacific, has stated a goal of improving its performance in China and the rest of the region

The jump in earnings came despite tight labour market conditions due to coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions in Western Australia

The first convoy of 50 trucks carrying wheat left Amritsar after a ceremony attended by Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Stefanie Holtze-Jen has been recruited from former Deutsche Bank unit DWS, where she coordinated a team to guide portfolio managers on strategy

The group made an operating profit of $494 million last year, as higher jab rates and renewed economic activity fuelled a “rapid return” of demand

HSBC aims to cut emissions associated with loans to its oil and gas clients by 34% this decade, its sustainability chief said - the first time Britain's biggest lender has agreed to such a target

Russia is the second largest supplier of crude oil to China and its third biggest gas supplier. It is also a major oil supplier to South Korea, while it also sells coal to Japan, Vietnam and India.

Helping blaze a trail, Singapore Airlines in mid-February relaunched its route from its home airport to Bali in Indonesia