Reuters Middle East stock markets were mixed in mostly thin trade on Sunday, with Saudi Arabia giving up early gains triggered by progress in reforms that could help it to join MSCI’s emerging market index. The Saudi index rose as much as 0.5 percent in early trade but closed 0.1 percent down in its thinnest volume since last September. …

  AP US stocks flirted with sharp losses but managed a mixed finish during the weekend, after Republicans cancelled a vote on their health care bill because it became clear the bill would fail. Hospital stocks soared in response, while companies that stand to benefit from other Trump proposals faltered. For the second day in a row, stocks started higher …

  Bloomberg Shares of China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. sank by a record 85 percent in Hong Kong before the company halted trading. The sudden crash wiped out about $4.1 billion in market value. A record 779 million shares in the Shenyang-based company changed hands, the most on Hong Kong’s exchange. Chairman Yang Kai said online speculation its largest shareholder …