Bloomberg UK manufacturing surged the most in five months in September, led by repair and maintenance of transport equipment including ships and machinery. The advance of 0.6%, exceeding forecasts for a 0.4% increase, indicates some strength in factories at the end of the third quarter. Still, weakness at the start of the period meant that manufacturing dropped 0.9 percent …

CAIRO / Reuters Egypt’s stock market surged to an eight-year high on Tuesday because of hopes for foreign fund inflows after the currency was floated last week, while a plan by Saudi Arabia’s government to pay debts to the private sector boosted that market. The Egyptian blue chip stock index jumped 2.5 percent to 10,097 points, its loftiest finish since …

  BEIJING / AP Global stock markets were steady on Tuesday, following strong Wall Street gains the day before, as investors focused on the final hours of a tight US presidential race. KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX was 0.1 percent lower at 10,449 and France’s CAC-40 was down by the same rate at 4,458. London’s FTSE 100 was stable at 6,805. …