Bloomberg Hemmed in by the world’s strictest stay-at-home measures, Raunaq Singh, owner of a clothes store in India’s capital of New Delhi, has begun to dabble in the nation’s equities. “I had been thinking about it in the past few months, but I had a busy schedule,” said the 27-year-old, who split 160,000 rupees ($2,117) between a couple of stocks …

Bloomberg The main equity index in Saudi Arabia led gains in the Gulf after crude advanced for a third consecutive week as the kingdom and other main producers cut output while demand shows signs of recovery. The Tadawul All Share Index rose 1.3% as of 11:30 am in Riyadh, with petrochemicals maker Saudi Basic Industries and oil giant Saudi Aramco …

Bloomberg As the world began to go into lockdown, the biggest money managers loaded up on quarantine stocks. Netflix Inc., Peloton Interactive Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Zoom Video Communications Inc. were some of the most sought-after names in the first quarter, according to regulatory filings. George Soros, Stan Druckenmiller and Philippe Laffont were among the managers piling into such stocks. …