DUBAI / Reuters First quarter results from major companies drove trading on Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange on Wednesday, with the Riyadh index edging 0.2 percent higher, while Qatar’s bourse outperformed as investors bought shares on recent price dips. Majority state-owned Saudi Electricity (SEC) rose 2.2 percent in trading that exceeded its one-month average daily volume after the company swung …

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  Bloomberg Indian discount airline IndiGo placed an outline order for 50 turboprop planes worth $1.3 billion at list prices as the subcontinent’s biggest carrier expands into regional flights connecting smaller population centers. IndiGo has signed a term sheet to acquire the ATR 72-600 aircraft, with the first planes due to enter operation by the end of this year, the …