Bloomberg India stocks fall as an elusive US stimulus deal kept sentiment muted in the region while investors closely watched local companies’ earnings. The S&P BSE Sensex lost 1.6% to 40,042.70 as of 2:19 pm in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index also declined by the same magnitude. “It is predominantly global factors at play here with US futures …

SHARJAH / WAM Dana Gas announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with IPR Wastani Petroleum Ltd, a member of the IPR Energy Group (IPR) for the sale of its onshore Egyptian producing oil and gas assets for a consideration of up to $236 million including contingent payments. IPR is a leading private E&P operator in Egypt, with …

Bloomberg Saudi Basic Industries Corp, the chemical maker in which Saudi Aramco holds a majority stake, returned to profit in the third quarter amid signs that demand is recovering from the impact of the coronavirus. The company, known as Sabic, said third-quarter profit was 1.09 billion riyals ($290 million) compared with 740 million riyals in the same period last year. …