Hit by rupee depreciation and higher overall expenses, the country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Saturday reported 22.84 per cent decline in its net profit to Rs 423.77 crore for the first quarter ended June 30.

Japan's Nikkei share average abruptly broke below 10,000 to hit a four-week low on Wednesday, after stop-losses were triggered on index futures, raising concerns that Tokyo's strong equities rally so