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Mideast Stocks: Dubai's property stocks drop, most Gulf markets slide
February 27, 2019--Dubai's stock market fell in early trading on Wednesday, a day after reaching a three-month high, as all its property shares declined. Most major Gulf markets slid.
The Dubai index dipped 0.4 percent, with Emaar Properties losing 0.8 percent and its retail arm, Emaar Malls, falling 2.2 percent.
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Mideast Stocks: Dubai hits 3-month high, COMI pressures Egypt
February 26, 2019--Dubai shares hit a three-month high on Tuesday as all but one of its real estate firms gained, while Egypt's blue-chip index declined, primarily led by Commercial International Bank (COMI).
The Dubai index .DFMGI rose 0.9 percent to reach its highest in nearly three months.
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Mideast Stocks: Blue-chip banks pressure Saudi, property stocks impede Dubai
February 25, 2019--Saudi Arabia's stock market fell on Monday as most of its blue-chip bank shares slid, while Dubai snapped an eight-day winning streak, pulled down by its real estate stocks.
Saudi Arabia's index decreased 0.9 percent with Al Rajhi Bank falling 0.6 percent and Riyad BankE losing 3.1 percent.
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Mideast Stocks: Dubai ends run of gains, Gulf dragged by financials
February 21, 2019--Dubai stocks fell back on Thursday after touching a two-and-half-month high as real estate stocks slipped after leading six days of gains, while all major Gulf bourses also dropped on sliding financial stocks.
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Mideast Stocks: Dubai lifted by real estate as Gulf gains on global rally
February 20, 2019--Dubai's main stock index closed at a two-and-half-month high on Wednesday after strong fourth-quarter earnings from real estate companies last week triggered six days of gains.
All major Gulf bourses were driven higher by a wider stocks rally on hopes of progress in trade talks between the United States and China.
Mideast Stocks: Dubai continues winning streak, banks pressure Saudi
February 19, 2019--The Dubai stock market extended a run of gains as it rose for a fifth session on Tuesday, mainly driven up by property stocks after strong fourth-quarter earnings.
Banks dragged Saudi lower as investors booked profit after the market gained significantly this year.
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Mideast Stocks: Saudi slips on profit-taking, banks drag Abu Dhabi lower
February 18, 2019--Saudi Arabia's stock market fell on Monday with most sectors turning red, led by the banks as investors focused on profit-taking after the market by far outperformed its major Gulf peers. Financial stocks also pulled Abu Dhabi down.
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Mideast Stocks: Saudi slips on profit-taking, banks drag Abu Dhabi lower
February 18, 2019--Saudi Arabia's stock market fell on Monday with most sectors turning red, led by the banks as investors focused on profit-taking after the market by far outperformed its major Gulf peers. Financial stocks also pulled Abu Dhabi down.
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Mideast Stocks: UAE property developers' earnings give Gulf markets a boost
February 17, 2019--Most stock markets in the Middle East closed higher on Sunday, reflecting a rally in global stock markets on Friday, and were also boosted by better-than-expected company results, particularly in real estate.
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Saudi equities make up 75% of PIF's assets, says fund's chief
February 14, 2019--Saudi Arabia''s sovereign wealth fund has four folds of investment, of which local equities represent three quarters of its assets under management, the fund's chief has said.
The four folds of investments that we have in Saudi by the sovereign fund are Saudi equities, and that represents 75 percent of our assets under management, the giga-projects like NEOM, Red Sea and Qiddiya...
