TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares were under pressure on Friday on signs U.S. trade battles with China and many other countries are starting to chip away at corporate profits, with oil prices choppy ahead of major producers meeting to discuss raising output.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose by more than 1 percent in early Asian trading on Friday, pushed up by uncertainty over whether OPEC would manage to agree a production increase at a meeting in Vienna later in the day.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Thursday as Iran signaled it could be won over to a small rise in OPEC crude output, potentially paving the way for the producer cartel to agree a supply increase during a meeting on Friday.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were subdued on Thursday as a lull in the Sino-U.S. trade tussle helped calm nerves enough for the Nasdaq to reach a record high, while tensions in the oil market grew ahead of an OPEC meeting that may expand crude supply.

CAIRO – 19 June 2018: Egypt’s exports of plastic and rubber products increased 27 percent during the first four months of 2018, recording $539.19 million, compared to $426.18 million during the same months of 2017, according to the Chemical & Fertilizers Export Council.

BEIJING: Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures rebounded on Wednesday, tracking Shanghai gains, but increasing supplies and weak demand continued to weigh on the market.