Stocks mostly extended losses Friday and oil prices struck multi-month lows, with markets dragged down by political turbulence in Washington, renewed fears over US-China relations and economic growth strains.

US planemaker Boeing on Friday said it had agreed deals worth an overall $9.3 billion to sell 50 jets to Nigeria's Green Air and 30 to Saudi carrier flyadeal.

The United Arab Emirates will deposit $3 billion in the central bank of Pakistan to help "enhance liquidity" as the country struggles with a balance of payments crisis, state media said.

Japanese prosecutors added a new allegation of breach of trust against Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn on Friday, dashing his hopes for posting bail.

Ghosn, along with another former Nissan executive, Greg Kelly, was arrested Nov. 19 and charged with underreporting his income by about 5 billion yen ($44 million) in 2011-2015. They are also facing the prospect of additional charges that claim the two underreported Ghosn's income for other years by nearly 10 billion ($80 million) in total.

The Bank of England has voted to keep its main lending rate at 0.75 percent faced with "intensified Brexit uncertainties", minutes of its latest regular monetary policy meeting revealed Thursday.

Societe Generale de Banque au Liban signed a partnership agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, whereby IFC will provide the bank with $100 million facilities to boost access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and help develop climate finance, a press release said.

Carlos Ghosn could soon be freed on bail after a Japanese court Thursday threw out a bid by prosecutors to extend his detention, in a move nearly as unexpected as the auto tycoon's sudden arrest.

UK annual inflation slowed in November, partly thanks to falling motor fuel prices, official data showed on Wednesday.

Most markets were mixed in Asia Wednesday as investors moved cautiously after the previous day's sell-off, while focus is on a Federal Reserve policy decision with opinions split on whether or not it should hike interest rates again.

British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan next summer, the carrier announced Tuesday, in a major vote of confidence from a Western airline a decade after suspending operations due to security fears.