Middle East ETF News Older than One Year
Banks lead Qatar-listed firms' profits in H1
August 16, 2016--Companies listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange have made a total net profit of QAR22bln in the first six months of this year.
Source: Zawya.com
Firm oil lifts gulf, Qatar eases off nine-month high
August 15, 2016--Firmer oil prices helped lift most stock markets in the Gulf early on Monday but Qatar's index pulled away from a nine-month high as investors took profits.
Source: AMEInfo.com
Egyptian market moves in choppy waters
August 14, 2016--Egyptian market continued to trade sideways from June 15 to July 15.
Source: Zawya.com
Opec basket declines 7% in July
August 14, 2016--Bearish speculative activities weighed on oil prices in July.
Source: Zawya.com
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Pencils in February for New Indices Launch
August 11, 2016--TASE has announced the launch date of its new indices and the proposed cancellation of December 2016 indices update.
After announcing plans to expand its benchmark indices in January 2016, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) announced today that the new indices methodology will be effective from 9th February, 2017.
Source: financemagnates.com
August 2016 BlueStar Israel Equity Update
August 8, 2016--The BlueStar Israel Equity Update August 2016 is now available.
Following the success of the TA-25 Index Weekly Options Tel Aviv Stock Exchange will soon launch US Dollar weekly derivatives
August 7, 2016--The board of directors of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) decided in its meeting on Thursday (August 4, 2016) to launch US Dollar weekly options.
Weekly TA-25 Index options were introduced by TASE in 2013 and their trading volumes are constantly on the rise. The average daily volume of such options was approx. 12,000 in 2013 and currently exceeds 50,000.
Source: Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)
Fixed-Income ETFs Begin Trading in Tehran
August 5, 2016--On July 9, 2016, for the first time in Iran, a fixed-income ETF begins trading under "Parand".
Reza Eivazlou, deputy head of the underwriter Sepehr Investment Bank, told SENA that the underwriting process of Sepehr Parand Paydar ETF's will happen on July 19-13.
The ETF managers are set to invest on fixed-income securities, bank deposits and certificates of deposit, according to Eivazlou.
Source: www.sena.ir
Egypt bourse caps firms raising cash abroad to deepen home market
August 4, 2016--Egypt's stock exchange is changing its rules on global depositary receipts (GDRs) to encourage companies to increase their "free float" of shares at home before looking abroad to raise money.
Source: AMEInfo.com
Egypt bourse caps firms raising cash abroad to deepen home market
August 4, 2016--Egypt's stock exchange is changing its rules on global depositary receipts (GDRs) to encourage companies to increase their "free float" of shares at home before looking abroad to raise money.
Source: AMEInfo.com
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