Domestic automobile sales in India declined nearly 14 percent year-on-year to 23.1 million units in 2019, according to data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers.

Pakistans National Refinery Ltd. reported its half-year net profit for its lube segment - which includes API Group I base oils and waxes - plunged 52 percent year-on-year, hurt by weak domestic sales.

Japans volume of primary energy supply - oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear and renewable electricity - is projected to decline by 0.4 percent in fiscal year 2020 due in part to continued energy efficiency improvements, according to a recent report from the country's Institute of Energy Economics.