BANGKOK - Thailand's benchmark rubber prices rallied and nearly reached a three-year high this month as global demand rose and China's economy recovered, a Thai official said on Tuesday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil futures fell further on Wednesday after big declines the previous session with Brent sliding below $40 a barrel for the first time since June as COVID-19 cases rebounded in several countries.

TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Wednesday and oil prices hit lows not seen since June after a rout of technology shares sank Wall Street for a third consecutive day and a major drugmaker delayed testing of a coronavirus vaccine.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar held its gains on Wednesday, as a stockmarket slide spilled over into selling of riskier currencies and an oil slump weighed on commodity currencies, while fresh Brexit turmoil pushed the pound to a six-week low.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): Fitch Ratings expects global gross domestic product (GDP) to fall by 4.4% in 2020 its latest Global Economic Outlook (GEO), a modest upward revision from the 4.6% decline expected in the June GEO.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices were mixed in early trade on Tuesday on looming demand worries about a possible rise in COVID-19 cases following the U.S. Labor Day long weekend, which also marks the end of the peak U.S. driving season.