First Stock-Market Reaction to Biden Signals Hope for Healing

(Bloomberg) — Stock markets in the Middle East, the first to trade after Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. election, are signaling bets the new president will reduce international conflict and push for peace in the region.That optimism outweighed concern that his clean-energy drive could imperil the fortunes of countries whose economies are founded on oil and gas. Stocks in Dubai posted their biggest three-day rally since August. Saudi Arabia extended the longest streak of gains since Oct. 13. The Kuwait gauge closed above its 50-day moving average, while Oman stocks had the first back-to-back advance in a month. Israel’s …read more

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