Most Gulf stock indexes rose in early trading on Tuesday, led by the gains in banking shares as worries of banking contagion eased and demand recovery in China improved investors' sentiment.
Investors have stepped up pressure on Norway's state-backed oil and gas company Equinor to cut its carbon emissions more quickly by holding the first direct talks with the government.
Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA is reviewing accounts of Maroil Trading, owned by Venezuelan shipping magnate Wilmer Ruperti, over outstanding debts from petroleum coke supply, five sources close to the audit said, amid a widescale anti-corruption probe.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) said on Monday that it had won the rights to develop up to 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of floating offshore wind capacity across two projects in Scotland together with Norway-based company Vargronn.