Gold prices dropped on Friday in Asia amid positive news on Brexit and Sino-U.S. trade news. SEE MORE Oil prices jumped by 2% on Friday after Iranian news agencies said a state-owned oil tanker was struck by two missiles in the Red Sea near Saudi Arabia, raising the prospect of supply disruptions from a crucial producing region. SEE MORE With solid growth in shipments, the plastics industry will surely meet its full-year export target of US$3.2 billion, according to the Vietnam Plastics Association. SEE MORE Amid the economic slowdown, where construction as well as auto sales have taken a hit, zinc metal, which finds strong application in both these sectors is looking at newer domestic consumption segments to grow. SEE MORE The dollar fell to a four-week low against the yen and a one-week trough versus the euro on Thursday, as investors fretted that weakness in both the U.S. SEE MORE