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DGCX May Volumes Surge 70 % Year-on-Year to Reach 237,920 contracts
Year-to-date volumes climb 55% to aggregate over 1.148 million contracts
Gold and Silver futures register 39% and 46 % growth respectively
Indian Rupee futures continue high-growth trend with 1,413% rise
June 6, 2011--DGCX volumes in May registered a 70% year-on-year increase to reach 237,920 contracts valued at US $ 11.76 billion, the highest monthly value ever. Precious metals and Indian Rupee futures were the standout performers of the month.
Year-to-date volumes on the Exchange climbed 55% to total 1,148,833 contracts while year-to-date average daily volumes also rose 53% to touch 10,941 contracts.
Kuwaiti stocks advance across the board
June 6, 2011--No sector index lost today at the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) which closed 0.36% higher at 6,312.9 points.
Gulf Bank of Kuwait surged 1.8% to KD0.550. Salbookh Trading gained the most (up 8.5% at KD0.064. Shares of Metal and Recycling plummeted 7.5% to KD0.122.
Banks, real estates lift Abu Dhabi bourse
June 6, 2011--The ADX General Index added 0.45% to reach 2,678.04 points.
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank was the top bank in relation to trading volumes and gained 2.71%, closing at Dhs3.09. Real estate bellwether Aldar Properties added 0.73%, finishing at Dhs1.36. Earlier in the day Aldar announced the appointment of Camper & Nicholsons Marinas (CNM), a world leader in luxury marina management, to operate Yas Marina on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Yas Marina is home of the Formula-1 Etihad Airways Grand Prix and of the Ferrari World Theme Park. Around 61m stocks valued at Dhs157.8m were traded.
Air Arabia gains despite pessimistic IATA forecast
June 6, 2011--The local Dubai market DFM dipped 0.21% to 1,563.41 points. Sharjah-based budget carrier Air Arabia gained 0.85% to close at Dhs0.708. Earlier in the day Giovanni Bisignani,
the general secratary of IATA, said his association has reduced profit projections for 2011 to $4bn down from $8.6bn due to rallying oil prices. Emaar Properties fell 0.93% to Dhs3.19. Only four shares added value, 20 lost and four closed flat. Around 126m shares were traded, valued at Dhs138.5m.
DP World shares stabilise on rising volumes
June 6, 2011--FTSE NASDAQ Dubai UAE 20 Index closed at 1713.970 today, down 0.04%, from the previous close. Dubai Ports (DP) World closed unchanged at $13.1 as
some 6.8m DPW shares were traded. Jewelry trader Damas dived 2.22% to $0.088.
DGCX Weekly Market Comentary -June 5, 2011
June 5, 2011-Economic Data Overview
The June 6 week has a fairly sparse economic data calendar for the US. As a result, the most important piece of information about the economic is likely to be the Fed's compilation of anecdotal evidence about conditions in the 12 District Bank regions, the so-called Beige Book on Wednesday.
The last three editions have shown that expansion continues across all 12 Districts, but that may not be the case for the six week period from mid-April through the end of May. Several parts of the country have suffered devastating weather impacts and seen localized destruction. As a result, the assessment of conditions in some Districts may be less positive. We expect the New York Fed will compile the next issue of the report. This will also be a busy week for central bank rate announcements, as well as one in which the public engagement calendar for the Fed is reasonably full. Among the hard data releases, the April report on international trade on Thursday will likely have the most impact. It will provide the first look at imports and exports for the second quarter 2011, and help wrap up any expected revisions to the first quarter estimate of GDP. Imports from Japan are likely to be slower as supply chains were disrupted after the March earthquake. Higher oil prices may be offset by lower volume for crude imports.
Four major central banks have routine monetary policy announcements on the calendar this week. No change in policy is expected from any of the Banks, but some may shift more explicitly towards a tightening bias as signs of inflation persist. The Reserve Bank of Australia will publish its statement in the overnight hours of Monday-Tuesday. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand's statement will
Qatar bourse remains in trouble mood
June 2, 2011--The QE Index fell 1.04% to 8,240.39 points on Thursday.
Qatar Telecom shares dived two percent to QR151.80. Vodafone Qatar, on the other hand, added 0.64%, closing at QR7.84 after the firm's CEO John Toblesom said that Vodafone Qatar might post its first full-year net profit in 2011. The QE revealed today, that the total trading value during the Period of 29 May through 02 of June 2011 reached QR1.17bn.
Kuwait market declines 0.80%
June 2, 2011--The KSE Market Index closed at 6,338.7 points on Thursday. Kuwait's largest bank National Bank of Kuwait, known as NBK,
dipped 1.6% to KD1.180. No sector index landed in the green. Al Maidan Dental Clinic gained the most, closing four percent higher at KD0.770.
Taqa shares extend recovery
June 2, 2011--The ADX General Index bucked the regional and global fickle trend by closing a quarter percent higher at 2,672.55 points. Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., known as Taqa, gained 1.65%, closing at Dhs1.25. Real estate bellwether Aldar Properties dived 3.52% to Dhs1.40.
Earlier in the day, Aldar announced the opening of Gardens Plaza at Al Raha Gardens. "The latest addition to Aldar's growing retail portfolio, Gardens Plaza will offer a range of retail and leisure opportunities to residents of Al Raha Gardens and surrounding communities in Khalifa City and Al Raha Beach," Aldar says in a statement to the ADX. Some 85.9m stocks valued at Dhs133.18m changed hands.
Dubai market ends strong week with a small loss
June 2, 2011--The DFM General Index closed half a percent lower on Thursday at 1,566.34 points. Islamic home financing company Tamweel was the most liquid share (up 1.32% at Dhs0.997).
Emaar finished flat at Dhs3.20. Nine shares gained, 18 lost and two closed flat. Around 148.5m stocks valued at Dhs183.45m changed hands. Over the week, the DFMGI soared two percent on speculations that Greece might overcome its debt crisis, but these hopes were mitigated Thursday after Moody's downgraded Hellas by three notches, from a B1 rating to Caa1, with a negative outlook, citing increased risk that the country will be unable to to handle its debt issues and may have to restructure its debt.
