Most Gulf stock markets up on Sunday, Dubai index hits 5-month high
Most major stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Sunday.
The Dubai index has touched a more than five-month peak, buoyed by its top lender Emirates NBD.
The Dubai Financial Market’s (DFM) main share index ended 1.3 percent higher at its highest since March 12, led by a 3.1 percent gain for Emirates NBD.
The table below demonstrates the performance of most major Gulf stock markets:
| Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index (Tadawul) | rose 0.7% to | 7,759 points |
| Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s (ADX) index | was up 0.6% to | 4,413 points |
| Dubai Financial Market’s (DFM) main share index | added 1.3% to | 2,183 points |
| Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QE) Index | was unchanged at | 9,603 points |
| Bahrain All Share Index (BSEX) | grew 1.3% to | 1,328 points |
| Oman – Muscat Securities MSM 30 Index | fell 0.1% to | 3,560 points |
| Kuwait Stock Exchange Index | ended higher 1.6% at | 5,742 points |
