UAE's Space42 hits one-year high after $1 billion venture with Viasat
14/09/2026 08:38
BUZZ-UAE's Space42 hits one-year high after $1 billion venture with Viasat **Shares of UAE-based satellite operator Space42 SPACE42.AD surge 10.1% to a more-than-one-year high of AED 2.19
** Stock heads to biggest single-day gain since 4 July 2025; leading gains on Abu Dhabi's benchmark index .FTFADGI and lifting the index 0.4%
** Space42 and California-based Viasat VSAT.O agree to establish direct-to-device platform Equatys and commit up to $1 billion to the venture
** Including session's gain, Space42 up ~40% so far this year
(Reporting by Amna Mariyam in Bengaluru)
((amna.mariyam@thomsonreuters.com; +91 8448625620))
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