Bloomberg European stocks were set for their first weekly drop in three, as investors consider concerns over the surging inflation and the war in Ukraine hurting growth in the region. The Stoxx 600 Index was down less than 0.1% in London, with banks and energy sectors among the biggest decliners. Real estate and retail stocks outperformed. Last week, the European …

Bloomberg Russian equities erased earlier advance and fall during the second day of limited trading after a record long shutdown of the country’s stock market. The MOEX Russia Index was down 2.9% by 12:18 pm in Moscow after earlier rising as much as 3.3%. Gas giant Gazprom PJSC led losses after the US and the European Union reached a deal …

Bloomberg India’s renewable energy ministry has backed a demand to shield some projects from impending taxes on solar equipment imports, after generators said the added costs will slow the nation’s shift to clean energy. “We have requested Ministry of Finance to consider grandfathering of basic customs duty for projects bid out before March 9, 2021,” the renewable energy ministry said …