GCC Stock Watch
Kuwait leads GCC bourses higher
- Rising oil prices continue to benefit Gulf stockmarkets with interest centred on financial stocks.
- Saturday, March 23 - 2002 at 10:02
Saudi and Kuwaiti shares surge ahead
- Saudi and Kuwait shares have now recovered to their pre-September 11 levels thanks to the recent surge in oil prices and a feeling that the economic reformers are now in charge of events.
- Saturday, March 16 - 2002 at 10:32
Gulf bourses bounce back
- The best week for Gulf bourses this year had some brokers wondering whether this might be the start of a new bull run.
- Saturday, March 09 - 2002 at 11:55
Saudi peace plan fails to ignite shares
- Last week was a peculiarly lacklustre session with the market closed until Tuesday due to the holidays. But surely the Saudi peace plan ought to be given more consideration by investors?
- Sunday, March 03 - 2002 at 13:56
New reasons to back the UAE bourse
- Excting developments in the UAE financial sector should underpin the strong gains seen in the local bourse this year. So just what is going on?
- Sunday, February 17 - 2002 at 11:36
Gulf share follow global equities down
- A bad week for US and European stock markets was reflected in weaker share prices in the GCC markets.
- Sunday, February 10 - 2002 at 10:55
Bahrain, Kuwait shares slide
- In the absence of any big news likely to move oil prices, Gulf stock markets have run into a little profit taking after recent share price gains.
- Sunday, February 03 - 2002 at 10:52
GCC markets lack direction
- After a flash of activity in the first few weeks of the year, GCC stock markets assumed their more usual torpor and gave investors little reason to do anything except wait.
- Sunday, January 27 - 2002 at 16:16
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