Dubai bourse sees biggest drop in 15 monthsDubai's bourse made its largest one-day drop in 15 months and Abu Dhabi's measure also fell as investors cut their market exposure ahead of a decision by index compiler MSCI on whether to upgrade the UAE to emerging market status. More… |
Doha bourse breaks key 9,000 levelQatar's bourse closed above the key 9,000 level after making its largest one-day gain in three weeks, while UAE and Kuwaiti markets also rallied on renewed optimism in equities. More… |
Kuwait bourse trading value hits 44-month highKuwait's bourse resumed its rally and trading value surged to a 44-month high on Thursday, backed by investors' sense that the economic and political environment for the country is improving. Most other regional markets rose. More… |
Egypt bourse to restart same-day tradingEgypt's stock exchange will reinstate the buying and selling of single stocks in the same session from the first week of next month in an effort to boost market volumes. The ability to buy and sell a stock in the same session More… |
Iraq bourse braces for milestone $1.3 billion IPO(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.) Iraq's bourse is bracing for a milestone $1.3 billion initial public offering. The share offer by the country's number-two mobile opera More… |
NYSE Euronext cuts stake in Qatar exchangeNYSE Euronext, the transatlantic exchange, reduced its ownership in Qatar stock exchange by selling an eight percent stake to the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar bourse said in a statement on Tuesday. Qatar Holdi More… |
Gaza ceasefire fails to lift Dubai stocksDubai's bourse slipped after two sessions of gains and volumes drop to a two-week low as investors saw little reason to increase their market exposure despite a ceasefire in the Gaza-Israel conflict. The emirate's index en More… |
Dubai Financial Market narrows Q3 net lossDubai Financial Market Company's third-quarter net loss narrowed to Dh1.7 million ($463,000) from Dh9.3 million in the same period last year, the company said on Saturday, citing increased trading activity. The publicly owned More… |
UAE plans new market rules by year endThe UAE's main market watchdog approved market making and short selling of listed securities in a long-awaited move which may help revive the country's moribund equity markets. The Securities and Commodities Authority said More… |
Qatar stages biggest 1-year rally; Gulf markets upQatar's bourse made its largest one-day gain in 12 months and all other regional markets also rose after Germany's approval of euro zone's new bailout fund lifted investor risk appetite. Doha's index jumped 1.1 per More… |








