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Qatar exchange awaiting shareholder approval for IPO-CEO
March 14, 2017--The Qatar Stock Exchange is awaiting the approval of its shareholders to conduct an initial public offer of its own shares, the exchange's chief executive Rashid Ali al-Mansoori told reporters on Tuesday.
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Qatar Exchange has healthy pipeline of IPOs, to launch ETFs
March 14, 2017--The Qatar Stock Exchange has a healthy pipeline of initial public offerings (IPOs), along with a couple of exchange traded funds (ETFs) ready for launch, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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BlueStar Indexes Monthly Update: How does Israel perform in the OECD Economic outlook?
March 9, 2017--Israeli Global Equities, as measured by BIGI(R), gained 3.5% in January and 6.2% for 2017 as of March 8.
BIGI(R) outpaced US equities for the second month in a row and outpaced Global Developed and Emerging Market equities as measured by the MSCI EAFE and EM indexes in February. Like January, Israeli pharmaceuticals stocks rallied throughout the first half of the month but only to be hit with another wave of selling toward the end of the month.
Gulf to consolidate, ex-dividend stocks may weigh on Qatar
March 7, 2017--Gulf stock markets look set to consolidate in small ranges on Tuesday in the absence of fresh factors, though two major shares going ex-dividend in Qatar could weigh on the index there.
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Dubai Financial Market launches platform to trade ETFs
March 5, 2017--Dubai Financial Market (DFM),, the emirate's main stock exchange, launched a trading platform for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Sunday in an effort to encourage the listing of more such funds by improving liquidity.
The market currently lists just one ETF, Afkar Capital's S&P UAE UCITS fund, which invests on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and NASDAQ Dubai as well as DFM itself.
MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf bourses to consolidate; global markets offer little direction
March 1, 2017--Stock markets in the Gulf look set to consolidate on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's speech overnight did little to move global bourses.
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Saudi Arabia Is Seeking Ways to Boost 4% Foreign Stock Ownership
February 26, 2017--Stock exchange seeking to secure first cross-listing by 2018
Counting on T+2 settlement cycle to attract foreign investors.
Saudi Arabia is seeking ways to boost foreign investment in its bourse, almost two years after easing access to the one of the world's most restricted exchanges.
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Bank shares main drag on Gulf bourses on Fed minutes, range-bound oil
February 23, 2017-Bank shares were the main drag on most stock markets in the Gulf on Thursday on a lack of direction from the minutes of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that showed little support for a March rate rise and as oil traded in a range around $56.40 a barrel.
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Dubai falls sharply as Arabtec slides, Egypt rebounds
February 21, 2017-- Dubai's stock market fell on Tuesday, breaking technical support as construction firm Arabtec continued to slide, while Egypt rebounded from a drop triggered by foreign investors' selling.
MIDEAST STOCKS-Higher dividends may aid Gulf bourses
February 20, 2017--Higher dividend payout recommendations from two major companies in the Gulf may help to support stock markets in the region on Monday in the absence of direction from global markets.
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