Bloomberg India’s equity benchmark is set to snap its longest losing streak since March following a global rally in equities. The S&P BSE Sensex rose 1% to 37,324.84 as of 10:25 am in Mumbai. The gauge had declined in six of the last seven sessions as some investors judged its rebound from March lows as overdone in the backdrop of ...

Bloomberg Global remittances could fall by as much as $108.6 billion in 2020 if it takes a year to contain the coronavirus pandemic and reopen economies, according to Asian Development Bank (ADB) economists. “Migrant workers are among the hardest hit groups, with many facing scant job security and limited access to social assistances,” ADB economists James Villafuerte and Aiko Kikkawa ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Driven by powerhouse realty and bank shares, the listed companies in UAE financial markets posted combined gains of AED15.8 billion ($4.30 billion) in market cap on the first trading day of the month. Abu Dhabi’s main stocks index was up 0.45% to 4,324 points on Monday, driven by gains by some of blue chips, with DFM’s ...