Bloomberg The UK has surpassed India as the world’s sixth-largest equity market for the first time in almost nine months as a weaker pound boosted the appeal of heavyweight exporters trading in London and Adani Group-led jitters weighed on stocks in Mumbai. The combined market capitalisation of the primary listings in the UK, excluding ETFs and ADRs, reached about ...

  Bloomberg A notice buried towards the back of a Tokyo Stock Exchange document last month encouraging better corporate governance has led to some big share price moves. The Japanese bourse said it will request companies trading below book value to come up with capital improvement plans starting this spring. While just the latest in a long series of such ...

  New York / WAM The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a Presidential Statement opposing unilateral measures that obstruct prospects for a two-state solution in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, with the support of all council members. This important decision was facilitated by the United Arab Emirates, which currently serves as an elected member of the council. “The UAE is ...