DUBAI / Reuters Most Gulf stock markets rose on Monday, with shares in healthcare and education investment company Amanat Holdings accounting for more than 40 percent of Dubai’s market volume with a 4.5 percent rise. The Dubai index rose 0.8 percent with Amanat, the most active stock, seeing its heaviest trade since November. The low-priced stock, which is sometimes …

  Bloomberg Stocks and US futures climbed, while the yen slipped as a tentative deal by the US Congress to avert a government shutdown offset weaker economic data from China. US stocks looked set to add to their best week since February, as earnings season rolls along. Data on Monday indicated consumer spending stalled in March, adding to signs of …

  Bloomberg Sony Corp. shares jumped to their highest since May 2015 after a bullish earnings report triggered analyst predictions that the electronics maker could achieve record profit this year. The Tokyo-based company rose 3 percent to 3,873 yen at the close in Tokyo on Monday after forecasting operating profit of 500 billion yen ($4.5 billion) for the fiscal year …