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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.
Abu Dhabi-listed blue chips stabilise market index ahead of National Day
December 1, 2014--The ADX General Index fell by 0.16 per cent on Monday, December 1, less than in the days before as heavyweights edged up.
The first lender in the emirate, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, jumped 4.60 per cent to hit AED13.75.
Dubai market hits five-month low
December 1, 2014--The day after its first listing session, education and healthcare provider Amanat, with a surge of 11.40 per cent, was the top gainer at the Dubai Financial Market (DFM).
The DFM General Index dropped by 2.23 per cent to hit 4,186.11 points on Monday, December 1, stepping out of the lower Bollinger band for the...
S&P Dow Jones Indices-Middle East Index Dashboard-November 2014
November 28, 2014--Energy dominated the headlines into month end as OPEC failed to agree to a cut in production and WTI Crude Oil prices responded with a drop below USD 70 per barrel.
Crude oil has now fallen by over a third in price since the summer, at the time of writing, WTI crude is down a further 8% today.
With the plummet in oil prices, Middle East equities have suffered. The S&P Pan Arab Composite LargeMidCap fell by over 6%, giving back over a third of its year-to-date gains.