Bloomberg Stocks in Europe rise on Monday along with US futures as traders took advantage of last week’s selloff while keeping a wary eye on risks from the delta virus strain and China’s regulatory crackdown. Bonds declined. The Stoxx Europe 600 index climbed for a second day, though the gauge pared gains after purchasing managers surveys from the region’s biggest ...

Bloomberg Chinese technology stocks rallied in Hong Kong on Monday as bargain hunters pounced in the wake of the sector’s worst rout in months. The Hang Seng Tech Index climbed as much as 4.5%, the biggest jump since July, following a near 11% slump last week. The gauge had dropped for five straight weeks in its biggest such losing streak ...

Bloomberg A milestone for Australian stocks hangs in the balance as investors weigh better-than-expected corporate earnings results against a resurgence in Covid-19 concerns. Of the 78 companies that have reported full-year results this month, 65% have met or exceeded earnings estimates, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s three percentage points higher than for the same period last year. The ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE is emerging as a growing investor in India’s textiles sector even as India steps up its efforts to quadruple the exports of handloom textiles in the next three years. The Ministry of Textiles here on Sunday set up a high-level, eight-member, experts’ committee to double the production of handlooms and boost exports. The committee ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development and the Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) has revealed the success of the Basic Industrial Project by introducing new 22 industrials licenses in the first year of the project. These licenses include the medical, food and electrical sectors with a total investment of AED286.4 million. Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, Chairman ...

Bloomberg Thailand’s parliament approved the nation’s annual budget that seeks to ramp up spending on tackling the Covid-19 outbreak while slashing outlays for defense and education with the government revenue coming under pressure from a worsening growth outlook. The 3.1 trillion baht ($93 billion) spending plan for the fiscal year starting October 1 received the backing of 257 lawmakers. A ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (ADCB) received an upgrade in its MSCI ESG rating to ‘AA’ from ‘A’ driven by “leading digital transformation initiatives” to support small businesses as well as its robust customer data protection and information security practices. Following the upgrade, ADCB is now ranked by MSCI as a global “leader” and in the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Members of the UAE Parliamentary Division of the Federal National Council (FNC) met virtually with Gennaro Migliore, Chair of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), to discuss means of bilateral cooperation and coordination at the regional and international parliamentary levels. Present at the meeting were FNC members Maryam Majid bin Theneya, Chairwoman of the division’s ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Municipality has won the UK Royal Society for the Prevention of Accident (RoSPA) award. The Municipality won the “RoSPA Inspiration Award” in the category of Health and Safety Team of the Year 2021 – Middle East for the Mini-Crisis Cell Working Group System to Limit the Spread of Covid-19. The award contributed to strengthening Dubai Municipality’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received a phone call from President Joe Biden of the United States of America, during which President Biden thanked the UAE and its leadership for their support in helping evacuate American diplomats and nationals ...