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MENA fund managers increase investments in UAE, Egypt: poll
March 28, 2019--Middle Eastern funds plan to increase their investments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt over the next three months, while largely keeping their exposure to other countries in the region at current levels, according to a Reuters poll.
Source: Zawya.com
Mideast Stocks: Saudi's SABIC loses steam, ex-dividend stocks hit Abu Dhabi
March 28, 2019--Saudi Arabia's stock market rose on Thursday aided by its banks, even as Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC) gave up most of its early gains spurred by news of Aramco's purchase of a large stake in the petrochemicals group.
Abu Dhabi edged down as some stocks traded ex-dividend.
Source: Zawya.com
Mideast Stocks: Blue-chips lift Qatar, Banks boost Saudi
March 27, 2019--Qatar's stock market rose on Wednesday, lifted by shareholder approval for an increase in foreign ownership limits at Qatar Fuel and Mesaieed Petrochemical, while Saudi Arabia rose on the back of its banks.
Source: Zawya.com
Mideast Stocks: Uber-Careem deal boosts Saudi, real estate hurts Dubai
March 26, 2019--Saudi shares rose on Tuesday boosted by a 10 percent surge in travel operator Al Tayyar Group, a shareholder in ride hailing app Careem which Uber has agreed to buy.
Source: Zawya.com
Mideast Stocks: Egypt hit by sell-off of blue chips, financials lift Qatar
March 25, 2019--Egypt's index fell sharply on Monday, pulled down by its blue-chip shares, while Qatar's index was lifted by its financial stocks.
The Egyptian blue-chip index dropped 1.2 percent, with 26 of its 30 stocks declining.
Source: Zawya.com
Mideast Stocks: Saudi near-4 year high days after entering FTSE Russell index
March 21, 2019--All of Saudi Arabia's banks rose on Thursday, lifting its stock exchange to a near-four year high following its inclusion in the FTSE Russell's emerging-market index this week.
Saudi's Tadawul index will have a weighting of 2.9 percent in the FTSE Emerging All Cap Index and this year will join the MSCI emerging market benchmark.
Source: Zawya.com
Mideast Stocks: Petrochemicals companies hold back Saudi as rival markets firm
March 20, 2019--Saudi Arabia's stock market dropped on Wednesday as petrochemical companies slid amid falling oil prices while rival markets were mostly lifted by financial stocks.
The Saudi index eased 0.2 percent from the multi-year closing high hit after it entered FTSE Russell's emerging-market index on Monday.
Source: Zawya
Mideast Stocks: Saudi eases back from multi-year closing high
March 19, 2019--Saudi Arabia's stock index edged down on Tuesday after closing at a near-four year high on Monday, which was its first day as a member of FTSE Russell's emerging-market index. Most other major Middle Eastern markets were mixed in muted trading.
Source: Zawya.com
Mideast Stocks: Saudi inches up after index inclusion, Egypt hits 3-month low
March 19, 2019--Saudi Arabia's stock index edged up on Tuesday after touching a near-four year high on Monday, which was its first day as a member of FTSE Russell's emerging-market index.
Egypt's blue-chip index, meanwhile, was pulled down by a wide sell-off to its biggest intra-day loss this year.
Source: Zawya.com
Mideast Stocks: Saudi closes at near 4-year high as it joins FTSE Russell index
March 18, 2019--Saudi Arabia's benchmark stock index closed at its highest in nearly four years on Monday as bank shares rose on its first day as a member of FTSE Russell's emerging-market index, which is expected to attract billions in passive fund inflows.
Source: Zawya.com
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