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Egypt's main index rises on final day of 2015 Qatar shares edge lower as local retailers book profit UAE equities face challenging 2016 Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Is Targeting 2018 As The Year For Its IPO Top 11 global events that shook the Middle East in 2015The year 2015 has been crucial for the region politically and economically The Palestine Exchange Modifies the Al-Quds Index composition for the year 2016 Regional investors sell in Dubai; Qatar and Abu Dhabi steady Dubai's zero-deficit budget fails to lure stocks, investors await Saudi Gulf narrowly mixed in thin trade 8UAE slips back, Qatar edges higher
January 1, 2015--Market capitalisation reached EGP 429.793 billion during the
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January 1, 2016--The Qatar Stock Exchange lost more than 15% in 2015.
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January 1, 2016--Investors in UAE equities can expect another volatile year ahead where oil prices, geopolitical tension and interest rates
will continue to define sentiment, analysts said.
December 31, 2015--The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) intends to launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2018 after completing the readiness exercise and obtaining the necessary approvals.
The Exchange is the sole entity authorized to carry out trading in securities in the Kingdom and it holds a leading position among emerging markets in terms of its liquidity and traded value.
December 30, 2015--Volkswagen-Yemen conflict-Yuan Oil price decline The Middle East saw the worst of everything as crude oil prices began to plummet, hitting new lows since the past years.
Saudi Arabia ran a deficit of SAR367 billion in 2015 and announced a cut of SAR 326bn in spending next year. Qatar has forecasted a QAR46.5bn deficit budget in 2016 and expects that revenues will likely fall to QAR156bn, compared with QAR226bn in 2015.
December 29, 2015--The Palestine Exchange (PEX) announced the new composition of the Al-QUDS INDEX for the year 2016 to take affect as of the 3rd of January, 2016.
The index includes 15 out of 49 listed companies. The selected companies present 83% of total Market Cap as of the 17th of December 2015. The 2016 Al-Quds Index includes the following listed companies:
December 28, 2015--Dubai's stock market slipped early on Monday as regional investors diverted
their attention to Saudi Arabia's 2016 state budget announcement.
December 28, 2015--Banks and financial services companies were among the top losers
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December 23, 2015--Gulf stock markets were narrowly mixed in thin early trade on Wednesday with activity deterred by
the approach of the Christmas holiday period, when foreign investors become less active, and the release of Saudi Arabia's 2016 state budget, expected on Monday.
December 22, 2105--Stock markets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi fell back in early trade on Tuesday as blue chips sold off,
while Qatar edged higher as traders bought shares in banks and the real estate sector.