Bloomberg India stocks gained in volatile trading amid vote counting in the US elections. The S&P BSE Sensex rises 0.5% to 40,477.73 as of 2:03 pm in Mumbai, after climbing as much as 1% and dropping as much as 0.5%. The NSE Nifty 50 Index added 0.5% after swinging between gains and losses. “Our market is going to follow global …

Bloomberg South Africa’s main stock benchmark swung between gains and losses as investors responded to the possibility that the US is heading for a contested election. The benchmark index was 0.9% higher as of 10:04 amin Johannesburg, after falling as much as 0.8%. An index of South African banks slid as much as 3.6% as the rand weakened against the …

Bloomberg Oil rises as broader markets rallied and Opec+ inched closer to delaying a planned easing of output cuts. Futures in New York traded near $38 a barrel after climbing 3.3%, extending gains from the previous session. Equities strengthened ahead of the US election, while the dollar lost 0.5%, adding to positive sentiment in crude. Russian oil companies met Energy …