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Middle East Market Wrap 17 September: Cairo Rises 1.23 Percent as the Gulf Trades Its New Rates
Egypt led the region’s first session after Wednesday night’s rate moves, the EGX 30 rising 1.23 percent to 55,498.72, while four of…
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Commodities Wrap 16 September: Crude Backs Off on Pipeline Reassurance as the Fed Lifts the Dollar
Crude gave back part of its war premium on Wednesday, with WTI down 3.35 percent at 102.28 dollars a barrel and Brent…
Read more →Middle East Market Wrap 16 September: Doha Leads the Fallers Into the Fed and Cairo’s Fixing Passes 52
6 of the 9 indices on our Middle East board fell on Wednesday, in a session of small moves everywhere but Doha…
Read more →Commodities Wrap 15 September: Diesel Jumps 6 Percent as Saudi Loadings Halt and WTI Outruns Brent
The petroleum complex led everything we track on Tuesday, with ULSD heating oil up 6.07 percent at 5.2626 dollars a gallon at…
Read more →Middle East Market Wrap 15 September: Riyadh Leads the Gulf Lower While Cairo and Amman Buck the Board
6 of the 9 indices on our Middle East board fell on Tuesday, with Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share the worst at…
Read more →Commodities Wrap 14 September: Brent Settles 1 Percent Higher After a Near 5 Percent Spike Fades
Brent crude settled at 105.68 dollars a barrel on Monday, up 1.07 dollars or 1.0 percent, and West Texas Intermediate at 101.39…
Read more →Middle East Market Wrap 14 September: Egypt Slides 1.56 Percent as the Pound Weakens and Saudi Recovers
Egypt fell hardest in the Middle East on Monday while most of the Gulf steadied. The EGX 30 dropped 868.24 points, or…
Read more →Middle East Market Wrap 13 September: Saudi Slides 1.30 Percent and Egypt 1.09 Percent Before the Fed
Saudi Arabia led the Middle East lower on the region's first session after crude's Friday retreat. The Tadawul All Share closed down…
Read more →Commodities Wrap 11 September: Brent Settles 2.81 Percent Lower on Hormuz Talks Report
Brent crude settled at 104.61 dollars a barrel on Friday, down 3.02 dollars or 2.81 percent, and West Texas Intermediate finished at…
Read more →Brent Surges Past 107 Dollars a Barrel as the Metals Are Routed
Brent crude jumped more than 6 percent to 107.74 dollars a barrel in our capture after Thursday’s settlement window, and West Texas…
Read more →Middle East Market Wrap 10 September: Kuwait Leads a Split Gulf as Brent Tops 104 Dollars
Middle East equity markets were mixed on Thursday even as crude oil pushed higher, with Brent above 104 dollars a barrel, 8…
Read more →Commodities Wrap 9 September: Brent Settles at 101 Dollars, Highest Since May, as Gulf Fighting Escalates
Brent crude settled at 101.21 dollars a barrel on Wednesday, up 3.4 percent and its highest close since 22 May, and United…
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