GCC Stock Watch
KSE up 29% this year
- Any one who stuck their money on the Kuwait Stock Exchange is laughing this year, but the best is yet to come say some local analysts.
- Saturday, November 23 - 2002 at 11:03
Gulf stocks rally on UN resolution on Iraq
- Gulf investors gave a predictable welcome to the news that war in Iraq no longer looks imminent. However, they remain unconvinced that war is off the agenda yet.
- Sunday, November 17 - 2002 at 09:51
Kuwaiti, Saudi shares head in opposite directions
- Optimism in the Kuwait bourse is all the more remarkable given that its neighbour is Iraq, but the bears now hold sway in Saudi Arabia.
- Saturday, November 09 - 2002 at 12:02
Samba rumour sends Saudi market lower
- The nervousness of Gulf bourses was amply illustrated last week by a false rumour that Citibank had dumped its stake in Samba.
- Saturday, November 02 - 2002 at 10:30
Kuwaiti stocks rebound on lessening of war fears
- Apart from in Kuwait, most investors stayed on the sidelines last week waiting to see what happens in the diplomatic wrangling over Iraq.
- Sunday, October 27 - 2002 at 10:40
Gulf stocks mark time, UAE has big upside
- War fears continue to depress Gulf stock markets. But that does not take away the fact that the UAE in particular looks cheap given a medium term investment horizon.
- Sunday, October 20 - 2002 at 16:24
Kuwait bourse in strong rally
- Kuwait was the only Gulf stock market to rally late last week. Elsewhere, war fears cast a long shadow over the outlook.
- Saturday, October 12 - 2002 at 10:21
Kuwait, Saudi bourse down on war fears
- Nervous local investors are pulling their money out of regional markets. But with oil revenues rising, liquidity is hardly a problem.
- Saturday, October 05 - 2002 at 10:39
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