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MIDEAST STOCKS-Markets may be soft, support for Saudi stocks unclear
November 16, 2017--Gulf stock markets may be soft on Thursday after a slide by Saudi Arabia's bourse on Wednesday
Gulf stock markets may be soft on Thursday after a slide by Saudi Arabia's bourse on Wednesday raised doubts over the extent to which state-linked funds are still willing to support that market.
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MIDEAST DEBT-Investors re-price political risk in Middle East bond market
November 15, 2017--GCC bond yields up 15 to 50 bps since Saudi arrests
A rise in Middle East bond yields following Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption purge and turmoil in Lebanon signals a long-term re-pricing of regional debt caused by heightened political risk, investors believe.
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MIDEAST STOCKS- Major markets sag, Dubai's DSI surges after loss
November 15, 2017--Major Gulf stock markets fell on Wednesday, partly because of retreating global equities and oil prices.
Major Gulf stock markets fell on Wednesday, partly because of retreating global equities and oil prices, though builder Drake & Scull surged in Dubai despite a heavy quarterly loss.
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf mostly little changed, Dubai's GFH continues surge
November 14, 2017--Major Middle East stock markets moved largely sideways on Tues.
Major Middle East stock markets moved largely sideways on Tuesday with little positive news to spur buying, although GFH Financial continued surging in Dubai after disclosing details of its business strategy.
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi, Dubai marginally higher in early trade
November 14, 2017--The Saudi index was up 0.2% after 55 minutes of trade.
Most Gulf stock markets were little changed in early trade on Tuesday as Saudi Arabia inched up, suggesting pressure from the kingdom's anti-corruption drive was easing.
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi still under pressure, GFH volatile in Dubai
October 13, 2017--The Saudi index was 0.5% lower after 20 minutes of trade.
Gulf stock markets were mixed early on Monday with Saudi Arabia under pressure from the kingdom's anti-corruption probe and Dubai--where trade in GFH Financial was volatile--flat overall.
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Lebanon bonds rebound as PM Hariri says to return home soon
November 13, 2017--Bonds have sold off heavily over the last week on belief Hariri had been coerced into resigning by Saudi Arabia
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Signs that pressure on Saudi market may start easing
November 9, 2017--The Saudi stock index closed marginally higher on Wednesday only because state-linked funds bought shares in an effort to avert a panic
Gulf stock markets may stay under pressure on Thursday because of concern about the impact of Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption probe, but there are some signs that selling in the Saudi bourse could begin to ease.
Middle East bond sell-off widens on Saudi, Lebanese tensions
November 8, 2017--Saudi bonds fall across curve, Lebanon 2020 lowest on record
A sell-off in Middle Eastern bond markets escalated on Wednesday with debt prices in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Lebanon all touching long-term lows following Saudi Arabia's anti-graft purge and government turmoil in Lebanon.
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Rich Saudis dump stocks, jitters spread through region
November 7, 2017--Wealthy Saudi Arabian individual investors dumped stocks on Tuesday as jitters over the kingdom's anti-corruption probe spread through the Gulf, pushing down every major market.
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