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NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 edged lower on Thursday as investors paused ahead of Friday's jobs report, while gains in Internet shares helped lift the Nasdaq. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 21.97 points or 0.13...

The Dubai Financial Market index (DFM) closed up 0.38% at 5,078.37, The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange index (ADI) closed up 0.27% at 5,058.44.

The chief executive of Dubai Islamic Bank said it was in talks to buy a 40% stake in an Indonesian Islamic lender, as the bank eyes the world's most populous Muslim country to help diversify its revenues.

The chief executive of Dubai Islamic Bank said it was in talks to buy a 40% stake in an Indonesian Islamic lender, as the bank eyes the world's most populous Muslim country to help diversify its revenues.

The chief executive of Dubai Islamic Bank said it was in talks to buy a 40% stake in an Indonesian Islamic lender, as the bank eyes the world's most populous Muslim country to help diversify its revenues.

NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened little changed on Thursday after a mixed bag of data gave traders scant reason to add to the previous day's gains that took the Dow industrials to a record closing high. The Dow Jones industrial...