GCC Stock Watch
A good fortnight for the UAE bourse
- Gulf stock markets traditionally drift into inertia in the summer months of July and August. But the UAE bourse has been surprisingly bouyant. Could this be a harbinger of an upturn coming this autumn?
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, July 12 - 2003 at 10:11
Saudi market awaits blue-chip results
- The Saudi Arabian stock market looks set for a positive second-half after a massive rise since the start of the Iraq War.
- Saudi Arabia: Saturday, July 05 - 2003 at 09:33
GCC rally runs out of steam
- The recent bull run which has taken Saudi stocks 43 per cent higher since the start of the Gulf War appears to have run out of steam. And last week saw the biggest one-day correction in Kuwait in four years.
- Monday, June 30 - 2003 at 16:19
Saudi Securities Law creates new bourse
- The biggest stock market in the Middle East is about to undergo a radical overhaul, and will emerge a more liquid and transparent capital market. This is a major economic reform.
- Saudi Arabia: Saturday, June 21 - 2003 at 11:43
A bullish case for UAE equity investments
- There is a good case to be made for investing in UAE equities which offer excellent yields and the prospect of capital appreciation with little downside risk.
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, June 14 - 2003 at 09:13
Investors pile into Middle East stocks
- The IMF predicts a 4.5 per cent rise in GDP for the Middle East this year, and regional investors are already pushing up stock values to record levels. But opportunities still remain.
- Saudi Arabia: Saturday, June 07 - 2003 at 11:35
Great times for GCC investors!
- Forget international markets, GCC investors are having a ball in their own bourses. But perhaps those dancing the equity waltz in Kuwait might care to move into the UAE before they trip over themselves.
- Saturday, May 31 - 2003 at 11:45
Saudi bourse hits a new all-time high
- Anyone who thinks Saudi Arabia is in chaos due to terrorism should look at the stock market. Investors are driving prices up due to excellent results from local companies, the oil price and prospects for economic reform. Al Qaida is having the reverse of the effect it wants and strengthening the regime.
- Saudi Arabia: Saturday, May 24 - 2003 at 10:41
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