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Investing.com – Brazil stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Real Estate, Consumption and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa declined 3.85%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (BVMF:SUZB3), which rose 2.50% or 1.24 points to trade at 50.78 at the close. Meanwhile, WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3) added 2.53% or 1.15 points to end at 46.65 and Klabin Unt (BVMF:KLBN11) was up 1.63% or 0.30 points to 18.68 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3), which fell 10.07% or 1.44 points to trade at 12.86 at the close. Azzas 2154 SA (BVMF:AZZA3) declined 9.54% or 2.72 points to end at 25.79 and Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:MGLU3) was down 9.53% or 1.11 points to 10.54.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 506 to 453 and 45 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.76% to 28.59.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.25% or 10.45 to $4,232.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.67% or 0.40 to hit $60.07 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 1.63% or 6.20 to trade at $374.30 .

USD/BRL was up 2.46% to 5.44, while EUR/BRL rose 2.54% to 6.34.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 98.98.

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.03%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which rose 2.42% or 0.55 points to trade at 23.27 at the close. Meanwhile, ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) added 1.81% or 9.20 points to end at 517.20 and Exor NV (AS:EXOR) was up 1.80% or 1.30 points to 73.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Randstad NV (AS:RAND), which fell 3.34% or 1.12 points to trade at 32.42 at the close. Shell PLC (AS:SHEL) declined 1.31% or 0.42 points to end at 31.70 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 0.98% or 0.29 points to 29.36.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 58 to 39 and 10 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.65% or 0.39 to $60.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.71% or 0.45 to hit $63.71 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 3.60 to trade at $4,246.60 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.16, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 99.01.

Investing.com -- Quantum Blockchain Technologies (AIM:QBT) has signed non-disclosure agreements with three ASIC manufacturers as part of its effort to commercialize its Bitcoin mining software products, the company announced Friday.

The AIM-listed investment company said these manufacturers will now need to make their mining rigs available to QBT’s testing team at its Milan laboratory, along with access to their source code.

This will allow QBT to install the software version of its Method C AI Oracle, which was launched on November 12, onto the third-party mining rigs.

QBT had previously begun joint analysis of the hardware version of Method C AI Oracle with one of these manufacturers, as announced on April 8. However, since integrating the hardware version into ASIC architecture could take up to 18 months, both parties agreed to prioritize the software version for faster commercial deployment.

The company has also signed an NDA with a Bitcoin mining pool, aiming to help pool nodes generate better quality hash rates to mine more Bitcoin. This approach could potentially bypass the need to modify the operating systems of all mining rigs using the pool.

Regarding patent applications, QBT is working with patent lawyers to respond to queries from examiners in Europe and the US, which it described as standard procedure for most patent applications.

Additionally, QBT is collaborating with a startup that designs mining solutions around the Blockscale Intel ASIC to test the validity of the company’s Methods A, B, and C across various SHA-256 implementations.

Francesco Gardin, CEO and Executive Chairman, said: "The Company is now engaged with the ASIC manufacturers it has been targeting over the past year. The Board believe QBT’s technology proposition is unique within the Bitcoin industry, which is the main reason why there is such a high level of interest from mining companies assessing our technology."

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Investing.com – Indonesia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Agriculture, Basic Industry and Property sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index declined 0.16%.

The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Millennium Pharmacon International (JK:SDPC), which rose 34.78% or 48.00 points to trade at 186.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Teknologi Karya Digital Nusa PT Tbk (JK:TRON) added 34.75% or 41.00 points to end at 159.00 and Emdeki Utama Tbk PT (JK:MDKI) was up 31.00% or 62.00 points to 262.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Andalan Sakti Primaindo PT (JK:ASPI), which fell 14.69% or 180.00 points to trade at 1,045.00 at the close. Tunas Alfin Tbk (JK:TALF) declined 10.24% or 65.00 points to end at 570.00 and Gihon Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT (JK:GHON) was down 10.13% or 200.00 points to 1,775.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Jakarta Stock Exchange by 372 to 342 and 128 ended unchanged.

Shares in Millennium Pharmacon International (JK:SDPC) rose to 52-week highs; up 34.78% or 48.00 to 186.00. Shares in Teknologi Karya Digital Nusa PT Tbk (JK:TRON) rose to 52-week highs; rising 34.75% or 41.00 to 159.00. Shares in Emdeki Utama Tbk PT (JK:MDKI) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 31.00% or 62.00 to 262.00.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.05% or 0.03 to $59.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $63.26 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 11.40 to trade at $4,254.40 a troy ounce.

USD/IDR was up 0.16% to 16,652.60, while AUD/IDR rose 0.35% to 11,035.65.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 98.88.

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrials, Telecoms and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Services, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.07%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.11%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.22%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 3.66% or 8.74 points to trade at 247.46 at the close. Meanwhile, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) added 2.13% or 3.82 points to end at 183.40 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was up 1.76% or 5.34 points to 307.96 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 2.21% or 3.82 points to trade at 169.27 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) declined 1.88% or 6.74 points to end at 351.17 and Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) was down 1.83% or 6.22 points to 333.49.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) which rose 14.01% to 125.29, Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was up 4.73% to settle at 30.78 and MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX) which gained 4.72% to close at 167.25.

The worst performers were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which was down 7.43% to 40.51 in late trade, LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) which lost 6.25% to settle at 43.16 and Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was down 5.81% to 119.14 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were SMX Security Matters Ord Shs Class A (NASDAQ:SMX) which rose 141.07% to 141.00, Polyrizon Ltd (NASDAQ:PLRZ) which was up 104.51% to settle at 14.50 and Synchronoss Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SNCR) which gained 64.34% to close at 8.71.

The worst performers were Nano Labs Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:NA) which was down 27.18% to 3.00 in late trade, Nauticus Robotics Inc (NASDAQ:KITT) which lost 25.00% to settle at 1.17 and Super X AI Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:SUPX) which was down 20.98% to 18.53 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1378 to 1373 and 85 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2012 rose and 1330 declined, while 196 ended unchanged.

Shares in Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) rose to 52-week highs; up 14.01% or 15.40 to 125.29. Shares in Nano Labs Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:NA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 27.18% or 1.12 to 3.00.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.87% to 15.78 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.16% or 6.70 to $4,239.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.36% or 0.80 to hit $59.75 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.10% or 0.69 to trade at $63.36 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.16, while USD/JPY fell 0.10% to 155.12.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 99.04.

Investing.com – Colombia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Colombia, the COLCAP rose 0.49% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the COLCAP were Bolsa De Valores De Colombia (BVC:BVC), which rose 1.30% or 180.00 points to trade at 14,080.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO) added 1.06% or 20.00 points to end at 1,910.00 and Organizacion Terpel SA (BVC:TPL) was up 1.04% or 180.00 points to 17,480.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA Preferred (BVC:SIS_p), which fell 1.95% or 900.00 points to trade at 45,180.00 at the close. Interconnection Electric SA ESP (BVC:ISA) declined 1.71% or 440.00 points to end at 25,300.00 and Bancolombia Pf (BVC:BIC_p1) was down 1.57% or 960.00 points to 60,300.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 1 to 0.

Shares in Organizacion Terpel SA (BVC:TPL) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.04% or 180.00 to 17,480.00.

US coffee C for March delivery was up 1.70% or 6.35 to $378.80 . Elsewhere in commodities trading, US cocoa for delivery in March fell 0.15% or 8.00 to hit $5,496.00 , while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 7.00 to trade at $4,239.50 a troy ounce.

USD/COP was up 0.89% to 3,804.00, while BRL/COP rose 0.77% to 716.92.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 99.02.