Gulf Arab bourses are likely to remain lacklustre on Monday as a summer trading lull, regional political tensions and sustained volatility on global equity and oil markets make investors wary of raising their risk exposure.
July 16, 2012 11:55
Saudi shares end higher on Saturday, led by gains in the real estate sector as major builder Dar al-Arkan soars…
July 15, 2012 9:31
UAE and Qatar markets end lower as investors cut risk, tracking declines on European bourses after divisions among European leaders dashed any hopes of concrete measures to tackle the region's debt crisis.
June 28, 2012 4:52
The all-share ends 0.9 percent lower at 6,774 points and the petrochemical index ends 0.8 percent lower at 5,964 points.
June 24, 2012 9:55
Kuwait's bourse will launch a new trading system on May 13, backed by The Nasdaq OMX Group Inc , to help trading of financial instruments such as derivatives and Islamic bonds, it said on Tuesday.
April 10, 2012 3:05
Saudi Arabia's plans to open up its stock market will limit direct foreign ownership to investors with at least $5 billion under management and allow each to hold a maximum 5 percent of a stock's issued share capital, two industry sources said.
December 10, 2011 4:21
Fundamental change in the market may still be absent but stocks show people are buying on expectations.
March 24, 2011 5:09
Dubai's index makes its largest gain in 15 months with the benchmark climbing 4.3 per cent to 1,513 points, trimming its 2011 losses to 7.2 percent.
March 13, 2011 3:08
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November 8, 2010 11:43
Global markets see declines as fears grow over the strength of the recovery.
June 30, 2010 9:09
‘People sitting on sidelines and waiting for Q2 numbers’
June 29, 2010 3:22
Investors' confidence begins to return as fears over global economy recede and oil prices rise.
June 21, 2010 3:53
New survey says that investors believe stocks on Dubai and Abu Dhabi exchanges are undervalued.
June 15, 2010 3:42
Price of the metal continues to soar as stocks take a battering.
June 9, 2010 3:23
Concerns over the viability of Dubai Holding, owned by the emirate’s ruler, prompted investors Sunday to dump equities in a mass sell-off.
June 7, 2010 10:00