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Stocks, Treasuries gain as Senate vote to end shutdown

Bloomberg Stocks and Treasuries gained, while the dollar erased losses as the US Senate prepared to vote on ending a partial government shutdown. The S&P 500 Index rose following a third straight weekly advance as investors awaited about 80 earnings reports this week, including from Netflix Inc. and Proctor & Gamble Co. The dollar edged higher along with 10-year Treasuries ...

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Hong Kong market rally drives share sale boom

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s market rally is benefiting developers to drugmakers, which rushed to sell stock in the biggest week for follow-on equity offerings in more than two years. Companies listed in the city priced a combined $2.5 billion of such share sales last week, making it the busiest week since June 2015, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The flood ...

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Gulf stock markets sluggish

Reuters Gulf stock markets were sluggish in early trade on Monday with real estate developers weighing on Dubai because of continued concern about the impact of ample supply of new homes on the sector. The Dubai index lost 0.6 percent to 3,492 points as Emaar Properties dropped 0.8 percent and Deyaar and Union Properties both fell 0.7 percent. In the ...

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