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Abu Dhabi bourse does one step ahead, and two steps back
December 8, 2014--After the gage rebounded slightly yesterday, the ADX General Index closed 0.72 per cent lower at 4,680.63 points on Monday, December 8.
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company or Taqa jumped 5.70 per cent to hit AED0.93. Dana Gas remained below AED0.60 (off 1.70 per cent).
Oil weighs Dubai market down, lifts Air Arabia to seven-month high
December 8, 2014--As oil prices (DME Oman crude) lost another 1.66 per cent to $6 per barrel, the Dubai financial market index DFMGI plummeted 3.34 per cent to 4,030.70 points on Monday, December 8.
Air Arabia was the sole gaining share (up 1.96 per cent at AED1.56 as carriers benefit from lower jet fuel costs.
Saudi market index flirts with 9,000 points
December 4, 2014--The Tadawul All-Share Index gained 1.77 per cent to hit 8,957.63 points on Thursday, December 4.
Saudi shares received a boost amid good input from bullish Chinese stock markets as well as from some price stabilisation at oil markets.
Doha-listed stocks recover across the board
December 4, 2014--The Qatar Exchange 20 Index regained 1.10 per cent to reach 12,748.18 points on Thursday, December 4.
All sector indices with the exception of insurances landed in the green.
Taqa jumps ten per cent, Waha Capital extends hedging on AerCap
December 4, 2014--The ADX General Index rebounded 1.33 per cent on Thursday, December 4, to close at 4,728.08 points.
Earlier in the day, HSCB said the monthly purchasing the HSBC UAE Purchasing Managers' IndexTMK (PMI)-a composite indicator designed to give a single-figure snapshot of operating conditions in the non-oil private sector economy
Emaar shares spoil Dubai market rebound
December 4, 2014--At the Dubai stock exchange DFM, twenty advancing shares outnumbered eight decliners on Thursday, December 4, after the bourse resumed trade following the two-day closure on the occasion of UAE national holidays.
However, the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) only rose by 0.13 per cent to close at 4,186.11 points as market bellwether Emaar Properties dived...
TASE Launches New Tel-Bond Index-Tel Bond Non-linked
Index Comprises Corporate Bonds Included in Tel Bond-Shekel and Tel Bond-Floating Indices
December 3, 2014--The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) Board of Directors approved the launch of a new index-Tel Bond Non-linked, the eleventh Tel Bond index calculated by TASE.
The new index will be launched on January 20th, 2015. It is anticipated that the index will include 74 bond series with a 2% weight cap limit, issued by 45 issuers with a market capitalization of approx NIS 50 billion.
BlueStar Israel Equity Update-December 2014
December 3, 2014--Shekel Weakness Masks Equity Gains
We believe that Israeli equities have largely discounted the economic impact of this summers’ war with Hamas.
Shekel denominated share prices have rebounded and there is ample technical evidence of a bottoming out in the prices of financial stocks. This process will likely continue through Q4 earnings season during which we expect to see weakfish results due to the lingering economic impact of the war.
Bargain hunters lift Saudi bourse
December 1, 2014--The Tadawul All-Share Index advanced 1.11 per cent to reach 8,720.42 points on Monday, December 1.
SABIC edged up by 0.85 per cent to close at SRA89.
Doha Bank up as shareholders okay purchase of HSBC Oman's India unit
December 1, 2014--The Qatar Exchange 20 Index recovered 0.75 per cent as shares gained across the board with the exception of industrials and transport.
Doha Bank added 0.50 per cent to hit QAR59.50.
