Bloomberg Indian firms are returning to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot market as prices for the fuel recede from record-high levels. Importers including Indian Oil Corp and Petronet LNG Ltd have issued at least eight tenders seeking supplies for February to March delivery in the last two weeks. So far, four of them have been awarded. Most end-users stopped …

Bloomberg UK lenders approved more mortgages in 2020 than in any year since before the financial crisis, as house hunters sought to take advantage of a temporary tax cut. The stamp duty holiday, which allows buyers to save as much as 15,000 pounds propelled the housing market into high gear even as the coronavirus crisis sent the wider economy into …

Bloomberg Global stocks and US futures climbed as concern over volatile retail trading receded and China took steps to ease a cash crunch. Silver crossed $30 an ounce for the first time since 2013 in a Reddit-fuelled frenzy. Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index rallied 1%, led by silver mining companies. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 1.7%, the biggest gain in …