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Asian equities were set to rise on Friday after shares of Apple , Amazon and Facebook surged in extended trading on Thursday, with Alphabet also climbing, while the U.S. dollar continued to slide.

It was billed by the government as a kickstart to the coronavirus-stricken economy of Australia's biggest city: a new tech hub in a forest of skyscrapers built over 24 hectares (59 acres) of railyards in downtown Sydney.

By any measure, Nissan Motor Co Ltd has had a dreadful run in India. A push to revive its lower-end Datsun brand flopped, sales have slumped 60per cent over the past five years and its sole plant in the country is operating way below capacity.

Apple Inc on Thursday delivered blowout quarterly results, reporting year-on-year revenue gains across every category and in every geography as consumers working and learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic turned to its products and services.

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Amazon.com Inc beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday and forecast current-quarter sales above expectations as the coronavirus crisis drove a surge in shopping on its platform and boosted demand for its cloud services.

SHARES of Singapore's local lenders extended their slide on Thursday, after the central bank asked them to cap dividend payouts.

BANK lending in Singapore continued its decline for the fourth consecutive month in June, dragged down by business loans and consumer loans amid the uncertainty from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Google parent Alphabet Inc beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, as more advertisers tapped the world's most used internet search engine to reach potential customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.