Bloomberg Hedging exposure to the S&P 500 index via options is going to remain costly yet vital next year due to the pandemic and relative lack of protection from traditional havens, Tallbacken Capital Advisors LLC said. “Vaccine volatility” is likely because of the winding paths ahead to the eventual introduction of an inoculation or other therapies, according to Tallbacken CEO …

Bloomberg India stocks tracked Asian peers higher ahead of the US election. The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 0.8% to 40,067.14 as of 10:04 am in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index advanced by the same magnitude. Swings in stock prices are set to ease for the first day in five after a measure of volatility touched its highest level …

Bloomberg Oil kicked off what promises to be a turbulent week of trading by plunging to a five-month low as a continued increase in Libyan crude production coincided with a wave of new virus-lockdown measures in Europe. The double whammy of falling demand and growing supply pushed futures in New York down as much as 6% in Asian trading. That …