MOSCOW, April 12 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble weakened against the U.S. dollar on Friday. By 0721 GMT), the rouble was 0.33% lower at 93.57 to the dollar after trading in a range of 93.205 to 93.728. Against the euro, the rouble rose 0.02% to 99.98 and dropped 0.26% to 12.89 against the yuan . Brent crude oil, a global...

(Updates with closing prices) TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Friday as chip-related stocks tracked U.S. technology shares overnight, while a decline in Uniqlo-parent Fast Retailing ( FRCOF ) limited gains. The Nikkei rose 0.21% to close at 39,523.55 and posted a 1.41% weekly gain. The broader Topix added 0.46% to 2,759.64 and rose...

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an improvement in the overall market sentiment, with the index moving to the Greed zone on Thursday. U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite settling at a record level during the session. On the economic data front, producer prices in the U.S. rose 0.2% month-over-month in March compared to...

With U.S. stock futures trading slightly higher this morning on Friday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: Wall Street expects Citigroup Inc. ( C ) to report quarterly earnings at $1.20 per share on revenue of $20.39 billion before the opening bell. The bank reported earnings of $2.19 per share on revenue of...