Canada's main stock index fell on Wednesday, giving back some recent gains, as sectors sensitive to the economic outlook, such as industrials and materials, lost ground.
Regulators urgently need to fast track approvals for new mines and the renewable energy projects to power them to ensure the supply of minerals essential to averting climate change, gold miner Newcrest's interim head said on Thursday.
Indian shares opened lower on Friday, following a decline in broader Asian equities as hawkish central banks sour appetite for risky assets and as domestic benchmarks began consolidating at near-record levels.
Swedish miner Boliden said on Tuesday it will suspend production at Europe's largest zinc mine in Ireland and lay off its 650 workers within the next month due to "unsustainable financial losses".