Bloomberg European stocks advanced and Wall Street equity futures were little changed in the build up to key US inflation data, after a drop in wage-growth expectations eased some of the concern over rising prices. Gains in European telecommunications and travel and leisure shares helped push the Stoxx 600 index 0.4% higher. Vodafone Group Plc shares rose after Liberty ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s de facto central bank bought local dollars to defend its peg to the greenback for the first time since November, as a slump in bank borrowing costs made shorting the city’s currency a popular trade. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) purchased HK$4.2 billion ($538 million) worth of local dollars. The operation will reduce the city’s aggregate ...

  Bloomberg While equity markets are on a relentless march higher amid optimism around stronger economic growth and cooling inflation, most investors aren’t convinced the gains will last, according to Bank of America Corp’s (BofA) latest global fund manager survey. About 66% of participants in the bank’s February survey said stocks are seeing a bear market rally — signalling they ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc Drilling Company on Monday announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2022. It reported AED2.94 billion ($802 million) net profit for the twelve-month, up 33 percent year-on-year. Full year earnings before Ebitda (interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) was $1.23 billion, with a margin of over 46 percent, ...

Ras Al Khaimah / WAM The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (Rakbank) has announced its financial results for the year ending December 31, 2022, and the fourth quarter of 2022. The bank reported a net profit growth of 53.4% YoY for FY’22, reaching a total of AED1.163 billion, its highest in over a decade. The Q4’22 net profit was ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and Enoc have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to conduct a feasibility study for the establishment, development, and operation of a joint pilot project for the use of hydrogen in mobility. The MoU was signed at the World Government Summit 2023 in the presence of in the presence of HH ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnec group, in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence, has announced the launch of Idex Next Gen for the first time during the 16th edition of Idex 2023 and the 7th edition of Navdex 2023. The exhibitions will be held under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan from February ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) has successfully priced its second Sustainable Sukuk – a landmark $1 billion 5.5-year senior issue with a profit rate of 4.80 percent per annum, representing a spread of 102.4 bps over 5-Year US Treasuries. The sukuk was issued in line with DIB’s Sustainable Finance Framework, which was created to facilitate financing of ...

Dubai / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met a number of world leaders, officials and heads of delegations participating in the World Government Summit (WGS) 2023, which kicked off on Monday in Dubai. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed held separate meetings with HH Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait; Maeen Abdulmalik ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) announced its financial results for the fiscal year 2022, with a total revenue of AED2.8 billion, and with a remarkable growth of 13.3 percent compared to 2021. The company has recorded a net profit of AED1.001 billion, representing an increase of 7 percent compared to the previous year. The company ...