-- Cyprium Metals (ASX:CYM) appointed Richard Holmes as chief development officer, effective June 1, according to a Thursday Australian bourse filing.
Holmes most recently held the position of chief development officer at Sandfire Resources (ASX:SFR), the filing added.
The company's shares fell 3% in recent Thursday trade.
South Korea's overall industrial output increased 0.3% month-on-month in March, decelerating sharply from a 5.3% monthly rise in February, according to data from Statistics Korea released Thursday.The construction and public administration indices fell by 7.3% and 3.3%, respectively, in March from the prior month, while the index for the service, mining and manufacturing industries added 1.4% and 0.3%, respectively.Total industrial production increased by 3.6% in March from the same month in 2025, after a 2.3% yearly decline in February.
Shares of the consumer durables sector gained the most on New Zealand's Exchange, rising past 3% on Thursday.Shares of KMD Brands (NZE:KMD, ASX:KMD) rose over 3% in recent trade.Meanwhile, non-energy minerals shares fell 1%.Fletcher Building (NZE:FBU, ASX:FBU) was down nearly 1% in recent trade.
Midea's (SHE:000333, HKG:0300) net profit attributable to shareholders in the first quarter rose 2% to 12.7 billion yuan from 12.4 billion yuan a year earlier, according to a Hong Kong filing on Thursday.Earnings per share increased 3.7% year on year to 1.69 yuan from 1.63 yuan. Current EPS beat Visible Alpha's estimate of 1.65 yuan.Operating revenue was 131.1 billion yuan, 2.6% higher than 127.8 billion yuan in the previous year and higher than VA analysts' forecast of 131 billion yuan.