DUBAI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Petrochemical shares dragged Saudi Arabia's equity index lower in early trade on Sunday after oil prices fell 4 percent at the end of last week, while Qatar's main index regained some ground.
Riyadh's main index
.TASI
slipped 0.3 percent after 15 minutes of trade, with bellwether petrochemical producer Saudi Basic Industries
2010.se
declining 0.9 percent.
The retail segment was also weak, with one of the largest electronics stores, Jarir Marketing
4190.SE
, down 1.0 percent.
Dubai's main index
.DFMGI
fell 0.5 percent, with losers outnumbering gainers 12-to-3. Emaar Properties
EMAR.DU
, the largest listed developer, was down 0.8 percent and Dubai Financial Market
DFM.DU
, the only listed stock exchange in the Gulf, dropped 1.5 percent.
Profit taking on last week's top performing shares weighed on Abu Dhabi's index
.ADI
, which slipped 0.3 percent. Abu Dhabi National Energy
TAQA.AD
lost 1.9 percent.
But Qatar's index
.QSI
, which was down 1.2 percent in a volatile week, added 0.2 percent.
Some stocks, which are now members of the FTSE secondary emerging market index climbed, with Ezdan Holding Group
ERES.QA
adding 1.3 percent.
(Reporting by Celine Aswad; Editing by Louise Heavens) ((celine.aswad@thomsonreuters.com)(+9715 62247653)(Reuters Messaging: celine.aswad.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
Riyadh's main index
The retail segment was also weak, with one of the largest electronics stores, Jarir Marketing
Dubai's main index
Profit taking on last week's top performing shares weighed on Abu Dhabi's index
But Qatar's index
Some stocks, which are now members of the FTSE secondary emerging market index climbed, with Ezdan Holding Group
(Reporting by Celine Aswad; Editing by Louise Heavens) ((celine.aswad@thomsonreuters.com)(+9715 62247653)(Reuters Messaging: celine.aswad.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))