Sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers improved during the three months to June, with a weak yen giving a boost to exporters’ earnings made overseas.
South Korea’s exports grew for a ninth straight month on strong demand for semiconductors in June, though growth slowed compared with the same period a year earlier, largely because there were fewer working days.
The head of British pharmacy chain Boots is stepping down, according to multiple reports, amid turmoil for parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.