Bloomberg India stocks climbed after the nation’s top court approved a 10-year payment plan for telecom companies to clear combined back-fees worth $19 billion. The S&P BSE Sensex traded 1.3% higher at 12:46 pm in Mumbai, with the surge in Bharti Airtel Ltd. helping the gauge break out of a tentative start to the day. The NSE Nifty 50 Index …

Bloomberg China Evergrande Group’s shares fell the most in two weeks after the company said its debt load increased from the end of last year, falling short on a pledge to remake itself as a leaner company. The company’s total debt edged up 4% to 835 billion yuan at the end of June, compared with 800 billion yuan at the …

Bloomberg Oil rises above $43 a barrel in New York to its highest closing level since early March amid a broader rally in equities and as China’s economic recovery continued. West Texas Intermediate futures snapped a two-day drop, rising 1.4% as of 2:34 pm in Dubai, while Brent crude for November settlement climbed around the same amount to $46.47. Data …