Bloomberg India stocks rise for a fifth straight day, tracking broad gains in Asian peers, as a slowing pace of local coronavirus infections boosted optimism over an economic recovery. The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 0.6% to 47,648.24 as of 9:57 am in Mumbai. The NSE Nifty 50 Index advanced by the same magnitude. Both indexes are set to extend record ...

Bloomberg UK blue-chip stocks soared on Tuesday, leading European country indexes, in the British market’s first trading session since a Brexit deal was struck with the European Union. The FTSE 100 Index jumped 1.6%, with stocks most exposed to the British economy, like homebuilders and travel stocks, pushing the advance. EU ambassadors have given the green light to the draft ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) developed a National System for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in collaboration with its government and private-sector partners. The first-of-its kind initiative in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, the system outlines a set of technical specifications for the manufacture of face masks, protective and medical gloves, ...