DUBAI / Reuters Rising oil prices lifted energy company stocks in the Gulf on Thursday, but indices were mixed due to some negative earnings reports, especially in Saudi Arabia. The Riyadh index lost 0.7 percent. Savola Group, the kingdom’s largest food products company, reported a 96 percent drop in first-quarter net profit, sending its shares down 2.4 percent. The National …

Bloomberg European stocks retreated for the first time in three days as gains for mining shares and a boost to growth forecasts failed to dispel a broader mood of caution. Gold was poised to snap its six-day losing streak amid a wider commodity bounce. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index declined following a raft of corporate results. While companies including Telefonica, …

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Amlak Finance PJSC, a leading specialized real estate financier in the Middle East, on Thursday announced its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31. Amlak reported net profits of AED 7.5 million for the quarter ended March 31 2017. This was the result of decline in intermittent nature of revenue from sale of …