Bloomberg Indian stocks are poised for their longest winning run since November amid optimism that easing of the nationwide lockdown will reboot economic growth. The S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty 50 Index each rose 0.9% as of 12:11 pm in Mumbai. Both gauges are set for their fifth day of gains and longest winning streak since November 4. ...

Bloomberg Things will get better for most of Asia’s developed stock markets, according to Quarz Capital Management Ltd. “All developed Asian countries, especially Japan, Singapore and Australia, have started to stimulate their economies massively,” said Jan Moermann, founder and chief investment officer of the activist fund that holds Asian stocks. “We expect a potential catch up of these markets to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The central bank of the UAE has revealed that the gross assets of banks operating in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have risen to around AED2.897 trillion, by the end of April, accounting for 92 percent of total banking assets in the country, which are estimated at AED3.156 trillion. Dubai banks’ assets amounted to AED1.489.2 trillion, according ...