Bloomberg Indian stocks were mixed, as investors weighed high valuations and surging coronavirus cases in some parts of the country against optimism that vaccines will soon provide an exit from the pandemic. The S&P BSE Sensex was little changed at 43,924.44 in Mumbai after falling as much as 0.3%, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index also traded flat. After reaching …

ALEXANDRIA / WAM Units from the UAE Armed Forces are participating in the joint military exercise, entitled, “Saif Al Arab,” held in Egypt and attended by many friendly countries. Dubbed “The Sword of Arabs”, the exercise began on Tuesday and will continue until November 26 at the Mohamed Naguib Military Base and other parts of the Northern Military Region. Over …

Bloomberg Physical cargoes of crude oil from Russia, the US and the Middle East were getting snapped up at higher prices as buyers across Asia entered a bidding war to secure supplies. January shipments of Russian ESPO, a favourite among Chinese and Japanese refiners, were sold at a five-month high premium over Dubai prices after spot differentials for Sokol rose …