Middle East Market Wrap 5 November: Midday, Qatar Leads Eight Rising Markets While Abu Dhabi Slips
Published at 08:20 GMT.
Eight of the nine Middle East markets we track were trading higher on Thursday morning, with Abu Dhabi the exception. Qatar’s QE Index posted the biggest move, up 1.55% at 08:09 GMT.
Cairo’s EGX 30 opened higher and was up 1.42% shortly after the open, and Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index added 1.08%. Dubai’s DFM General Index was little changed after Wednesday’s 3.96% jump, while Abu Dhabi’s FTSE ADX General Index slipped 0.64%.
Intraday across the region
| Index | Level | Change |
|---|---|---|
| QE Index (Qatar) | 10,037.17 | +1.55% |
| EGX 30 (Egypt) | 51,368.89 | +1.42% |
| Tadawul All Share (Saudi Arabia) | 10,147.20 | +1.08% |
| Boursa Kuwait All-Share (Kuwait) | 8,567.94 | +1.06% |
| MSX 30 (Oman) | 7,288.641 | +0.38% |
| ASE Index (Jordan) | 4,085.33 | +0.27% |
| Bahrain All Share (Bahrain) | 1,818.15 | +0.05% |
| DFM General (Dubai) | 6,042.34 | +0.03% |
| FTSE ADX General (Abu Dhabi) | 9,400.45 | -0.64% |
Intraday values read between 08:08 and 08:16 GMT from each exchange’s own page, snapshots, not closes; the Boursa Kuwait, Bahrain and Muscat pages carry a 15-minute delay and the Saudi page states that its prices are delayed; all measured against the prior session’s closes as published and ranked by change; Cairo opened 16 minutes before its 08:16 GMT reading and its row carries the opening direction. Where a page prints its change without a sign (Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Qatar, Muscat, Amman and Cairo), the direction is confirmed against the prior close.
What to watch: the US Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the October employment report on Friday 6 November at 13:30 GMT, before the region’s next session on Sunday.
Values are from the exchanges’ own pages, measured against the prior session’s closes as published; percentages and counts not attributed to a source are The Edge’s calculations.
How these wraps are prepared: Methodology.
Sources: Saudi Exchange, Boursa Kuwait, Dubai Financial Market, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, Qatar Stock Exchange, Bahrain Bourse, Muscat Stock Exchange, Amman Stock Exchange, The Egyptian Exchange, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Edge.
