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Billionaire will invest €2m in troubled Spanish football club Real Oviedo to acquire 35 percent stake.

Major Asian markets in red as global economic concerns and political issues impact investor sentiments.

Nikkei climbs 2.20 percent while Hang Seng gains 0.24 percent. KOSPI and Shanghai indices drop 0.53 and 0.77 percent.

Global gold demand declines 11% due to weak market in China and Europe.

Nikkei up 1.88 percent while KOSPI drops 0.10 percent. Shanghai falls 0.87 percent and Hang Seng gains 0.15 percent.

South African police arrest man, who was attempting to travel to Dubai, at Johannesburg airport with diamonds worth £1.4m hidden in his stomach.

Nikkei gains 1.90 percent while KOSPI drops 1.23 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng indices fall 1.22 and 1.55 percent.

Nikkei gains 0.94 percent while KOSPI drops 1.35 percent. Shares of Shanghai and Hang Seng indices slip 0.43 and 0.88 percent.

Nikkei gains 0.04 percent while KOSPI closes 0.23 percent up. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices also end trade at 1.20 and 0.37 percent higher.

The buyer is reportedly going to donate the diamond to a museum for display

Global economic concerns continue

76-carat diamond largest from India's Golconda from where Koh-i-Noor came.

Nikkei drops 0.18 percent while KOSPI falls 0.59 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng indices end 1.51 and 1.13 percent lower.

Nikkei drops 0.34 percent while KOSPI falls 0.62 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices fall 0.77 and 1.04 percent respectively.

Index of industrial production falls 0.4 percent in September prompting call for rate cut.

Japanese GDP slows, raising concerns of recession

Nikkei down 0.80 percent while KOSPI falls 0.35 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices gain 0.09 and 0.13 percent.

Move designed to boost long-term investment in China.

Nikkei down 0.90 percent while KOSPI falls 0.52 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices drop 0.85 and 0.12 percent.

Nikkei and KOSPI down 0.94 and 1 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices slip0.54 and 0.10 percent

Olivier Desbarres, Barclays Capital's Head of FX Strategy in Asia, is accused of going on a rampage outside his Singapore home and terrorizing workers.

Nikkei average ends1.51 percent while KOSPI falls 1.19 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng indices down 1.63 and 2.41 percent.

Eurozone and China in focus

Nikkei eases 0.03 percent while KOSPI and Hang Seng gain 0.49 and 0.63 percent respectively. Shanghai index falls 0.01 percent.

Nikkei average gains 0.14 percent on the reports of Obama's re-election while other markets remain cautious.

BMW outperformed expectations by posting a near 14 per cent rise in third quarter profits, in large part due to strong sales from China.

Nikkei average ends 0.36 percent lower while KOSPI gains 1.05 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng indices slip 0.38 and 0.28 percent.

Nikkei trades 0.35 percent lower while KOSPI is up 0.19 percent. Shanghai and Hong Kong Indices shed 0.36 and 0.26 percent.

Japanese manufacturer claims that its latest model blocks wrinkle-causing UV rays and the air-conditioning pumps out ionically charged particles that make skin softer.