Oil falls after last week’s rally
Oil prices fell sharply on Monday, as last week’s strong rally came to a halt
Global stocks decline in thin trade
Global stock markets edged lower, as falling oil prices weighed on sentiment on the first day of the final trading week of 2015
U.S. dollar drifts lower
The dollar weakened as investors continued to lock in profits from the greenback’s recent rally
Gold dips in post-Christmas trade
Gold drifted lower as investors kept an eye on upcoming U.S. data to gauge if the world’s largest economy is strong enough to withstand further rate hikes in 2016
Russian economy contracts 4.0%
Russia’s GDP shrank 4.0% on the year in November, taking the annual decline for the January-November period to 3.7%