Bloomberg Indian stocks rose as favourable initial results for a second Covid-19 vaccine fanned optimism of an exit from the pandemic. The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 0.7% to 43,959.75 in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index advanced by the same magnitude. Both gauges extended gains from all-time high closing levels. Strategists at brokerages including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and …

Bloomberg Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average may surpass 30,000 yen by the end of next year as corporate earnings improve amid an easy monetary policy and overseas demand for equities, according to a strategist at Daiwa Securities Co. Companies will post profits in fiscal 2021 as people and companies adapt to life with coronavirus, vaccines are developed and economic activity …

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), of the UAE and the Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission (NRRC), of Saudi Arabia convened a meeting to explore and strengthen mutual collaboration. Both parties discussed potential cooperation in regulatory aspects related to nuclear safety, nuclear security, nonproliferation, legal and regulatory framework, emergency preparedness and response. The meeting was …