Bloomberg Saudi Aramco shares advance for a third session — though the market valuation remained below $2 trillion — with investors focusing on energy company’s inclusion in major global equity indexes this week. The stock climbed 1.6% in Riyadh, extending gains since it started trading on Wednesday to 17%. The main Saudi index also advanced, along with most peers in …

NEW DELHI / WAM The Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has announced plans for developing economic relations with the Arabian Gulf countries. The state government will organise a ‘Mini-Investors’ Meet’ next year in the state capital Bhopal, which will be exclusively focused on enhancing investment ties with the Gulf. This was announced in a report on the outcome of the …

Bloomberg Boris Johnson’s decisive victory may prove to be a turning point not just for the UK but for the entire scorned European stock market. The Conservative Party’s win filled investors with optimism that a major political risk related to Brexit will soon be removed, sending the European equity benchmark near a record high. Goldman Sachs Group Inc lifted its …