Bloomberg Emerging-market stocks and currencies advanced for a fourth day as narrowing Chinese factory deflation signaled the world’s second-largest economy is stabilizing. Indian bonds rallied after the central bank said it’s keeping accommodative policy. Raw-material producers touched a 13-month high paced by South Korean steelmaker Posco, while stocks in the Philippines rose for a second day. Data out of …

DUBAI / Reuters Qatar’s main stock index outperformed its peers in early trade on Tuesday as emerging market funds continue to hunt for bargains there. Doha’s main index rose 0.7 percent as 11 of the 12 Qatari shares that are members of the MSCI emerging market index advanced. Petrochemical conglomerate Industries Qatar was up 2.2 percent and Qatar National Bank …

  DUBAI / Reuters Gulf stock markets may have a firm tone as emerging market funds continue to hunt for bargains. Bank of America Merrill Lynch data released at the end of last week noted investors’ search for yield had led to the largest five-week inflow on record to emerging market debt funds and the longest inflow streak to equity …