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DP World fluctuate around $11 at NASDAQ Dubai
February 14, 2012--The FTSE NASDAQ Dubai UAE 20 Index closed at 1571.55 today, up 1.05%, from the previous close.
Bellwether Dubai Ports (DP) World advanced 0.92% to re-reach $11.00. Since January 26, DP World shares have been fluctuating around this level. Interior designer Depa Limited ended even at $0.43.
DFM shares surge as Dubai bourse trading volumes soar to 10-month high
February 14, 2012--The DFM General Index added another 1.16% Tuesday, closing at 1,539.23 points. It was the fifth consecutive gain at the local Dubai bourse DFM, whose shares, as the only Arab market, are listed publicly.
The bullish start of 2012 was accompanied by rising trading turnover, which hit the highest level since April 2011. DFM shares advanced by 2.46% to reach Dhs0.876. During the last four weeks of trading, DFM shares gained 13.16%. Emaar Properties briefly touched Dhs3.00 but eventually ended at Dhs2.98 (up 1.36%). After gaining over 45% during the last month, investment bank Shuaa Capital declined 2.60% today. Some 350.8m shares were traded, valued at Dhs400.4m.
Qatar Exchange advances slightly, trading voumes increase further
February 13, 2012--The QE 20 Index gained 0.10% to reach 8,694.77 points. The two largest lenders supported the tiny rebound, as Qatat National Bank or QNB added 0.22% and Commercial Bank of Qatar or CBQ gained half a per cent.
But bellwether Qatar Industries weighed on the gauge, as it fell 0.30% to QR134.00. Trading volumes increased by a third, as 17m shares were traded, valued at QR529.6m.
Aldar Properties shares rise back to one Dirham
February 13, 2012--The Abu Dhabi market measure ADXGI added 0.30%, closing at 2,463.35 points Monday.
The emiarte's first real estate developer Aldar Properties added one per cent to close at Dhs1.00. RAK Properties jumped over six per cent to reach Dhs0.34. Bellwether Etisalat declined further (off 0.32%), while Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., known as Taqa, fell 1.57%. Some 87m shares worth Dhs88.9m changed hands.
Dubai Financial Market storms 1,500-barrier, reaches 7-month high
February 13, 2012--The DFM General Index jumped 2.20% higher Monday, closing at 1,521.56 points. Emaar outperformed the market by gaining 2.80% to reach Dhs2.94.
Investment bank Shuaa Capital soared 13.42%. Earlier in the day, Shuaa reported a net loss for 2011 amounting to Dhs293.8m compared to FY net loss of 223.7m in 2010. Shuaa commented in an e-Mailed statement, the majority of the loss (Dhs129.9m) is directly attributable to brokerage, which includes the closure of Shuaa Securities branches in Jordan and Egypt. The brokerage units in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh remained but their were reduced in their sizes. Total employee costs were cut by 39%. Shares of engineering and construction specialist Drake and Scull International or DSI added 1.15% to close at Dhs0.97. Earlier in the day DSI reported a net profit of Dhs220m and Dhs3.1bn in revenues for fiscal year 2011 ended December 31st. “The figures indicate a revenue growth of 68 % and a net profit growth of 36 % in comparison to fiscal 2010. Earnings per share ("EPS") in 2010 were Dhs0.072 compared with Dhs0.095 recorded during the same period this year,” DSI said in a statement. Trading volumes soared as some 411m shares were traded, valued at Dhs381.1m
Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Weekly Market Commentary
February 12, 2012--Economic Data Overview
Next week looks set to be dominated by the market's response to the news that the Greek Prime Minister gained approval from his Cabinet for the deeper budget cuts required to secure a second bailout package.
This averts imminent default, a euro currency and debt crisis as well as a domino effect which would undermine countries like Italy and Spain and possibly bring the future of the whole euro project to an end. Many have said that Greece is not the biggest problem in Europe and even if they do not succeed they can drop out of the euro and not derail the whole project. The problem is that despite a positive news flow from Europe since the beginning of 2012 there has been little steady positive momentum in solving the euro crisis for the past two years. The markets are impatient and need to see progress if business is to return to normal and not lurch from one failed crisis meeting to the next. The second bailout should be good news for the euro currency and narrowing bond spread against peripheral heavily indebted countries. In addition it may bring support to the oil, gold and silver markets, which in the past week have been on the defensive. Looking ahead to the main events in the week ahead, traders will watch Japanese GDP which is forecast to come in at a weak -0.3%. Election fever is building in the US as Barack Obama holds a press conference on Tuesday with the possibility of new spending promises to help the economy. The Bank of Japan is meeting on interest rates but is expected to leave policy unchanged. The UK inflation data is expected to come in at the upper end of the survey range and the market will also be watching the Bank of England inflation report. In the US the FOMC minutes will be released and the issue of QE3 may become clearer as a result. German GDP is also expected which has been better than forecast in recent months. However, the broader European growth figures are also anticipated and they will show a much weaker outlook.
Qatar National Bank gains as lender eyes Euro Medium Term Note Program
February 9, 2012--The QE 20 Index ended even for the second day straight. Qatar's largest lender by assets Qatar National Bank or QNB closed 0.60% higher at QR136.70.
Earlier in the day, QNB announced that Barclays Capital, Citigroup, HSBC, QNB Capital and Standard Chartered Bank will be arranging fixed income investor meetings on behalf of QNB Group in London commencing on February 13. A USD benchmark RegS offering under its Euro Medium Term Note Program may follow subject to market conditions.
Dubai market rises, but fails to crack resistance level at 1,500
February 9, 2012--The DFM General Index ended 0.30% higher at 1,486.90 points Thursday. The gauge rose 3.54% over the week. "The rally continues," said Gary Dugan, CIO Private Banking at Bank Emirates NBD (flat at Dhs3.00).
"The return of risk appetite and lower inflation has played out most noticeably in the emerging markets. The recovery in many of the emerging market equities has been quite extraordinary," he added. The DFMGI has gained 9.87% year-to-date. Dubai-based investment bank Shuaa Capital was the top gainer (up 13.50%), while bellwether Emaar Properties slipped 0.34%. Around 267m shares were traded, valued at Dhs419.8m.
Aldar Properties shares flirt with one Dirham-level
February 09, 2012--In Abu Dhabi, the equity gauge ADX General Index added 0.10% to reach 2,466.74 points. Real estate bellwether Aldar Properties advanced 3.20% to close at Dhs0.97.
Sorouh Real Estate also gained over three per cent. Most banks edged lower, such as the sheikhdom's largest lender National Bank of Abu Dhabi (off 0.46%) or RAK Bank (down 2.44%). Earlier in the day, Switzerland's second lender Credit Suisse reported a 62%-drop in net profits for 2011, amounting Chf1.95bn (Dhs7.85bn), mainly due to a slump in the investment banking. Some 80m shares were traded, valued at Dhs93m. SOme
Qatar National Bank gains as lender eyes Euro Medium Term Note Program
February 09, 2012--The QE 20 Index ended even for the second day straight. Qatar's largest lender by assets Qatar National Bank or QNB closed 0.60% higher at QR136.70.
Earlier in the day, QNB announced that Barclays Capital, Citigroup, HSBC, QNB Capital and Standard Chartered Bank will be arranging fixed income investor meetings on behalf of QNB Group in London commencing on February 13. A USD benchmark RegS offering under its Euro Medium Term Note Program may follow subject to market conditions.
