Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., the world’s most profitable lender, agreed to pay about $765 million for 60 percent of Standard Bank Group Ltd.’s markets unit to expand in commodities and currency trading.
Standard Bank, based in Johannesburg, is also granting ICBC a five-year o
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