Inmaa Bank shares, which were behind the fluctuation the Saudi stock market has experienced over the past two weeks, leapt 80% at one point on Tuesday, after dominating 60% of total transactions on the exchange. But its opening day performance did not prevent the Saudi market closing the day down by 0.15%.
UAE shares added Dhs7.6bn during trading on Monday, as the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) witnessed a strong rise for the second consecutive day, up 1.2%. It has now hit Dhs13.6bn in two days.
Gulf stock markets posted strong performance in Dubai and Doha today, while KSA and Kuwait registered a slight decline. The stock market in Doha led the rise, gaining 1.4%, followed by Dubai, which rose 1.1%, while markets in Abu Dhabi, Muscat and Bahrain rose by less than 0.5%.
The Saudi market continued to fluctuate from last week, despite the Basic Chemical Industries Initial Public Offering (IPO) and the listing of Re-Insurance, which rose by 105%.