DUBAI, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Gulf stocks moved little in early, thin trade on Monday as a fresh slide in oil prices and a retreat in Asian share markets kept buyers away.
Dubai's index
.DFMGI
was flat as stocks mainly traded by local investors were the top movers. Insurer Takaful Emarat Insurance
TKFE.DU
gained 3.4 percent but Ajman Bank
AJBNK.DU
fell 1.3 percent.
In Abu Dhabi, the index
.ADI
edged up 0.3 percent with gainers outnumbering losers 12 to three. Union National Bank
UNB.AD
added 1.4 percent and First Gulf Bank
FGB.AD
rose 0.4 percent.
Declines in some large-cap shares weighed on Qatar's main index
.QSI
, which slipped 0.1 percent. Islamic bank Masraf Al Rayan
MARK.QA
lost 0.1 percent and real estate developer Ezdan Holding
ERES.QA
dropped 0.4 percent.
Saudi Arabia's equities index
.TASI
moved little. Saudi International Petrochemical (Sipchem)
2310.SE
dropped 1.8 percent but some banking shares, which have been under pressure over the last several weeks because of the slump in the construction sector, edged up with Samba Financial
1090.SE
adding 0.6 percent.
(Reporting by Celine Aswad; Editing by Andrew Torchia and Robin Pomeroy) ((celine.aswad@thomsonreuters.com; +971 4 4536886; Reuters Messaging: celine.aswad.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
Dubai's index
In Abu Dhabi, the index
Declines in some large-cap shares weighed on Qatar's main index
Saudi Arabia's equities index
(Reporting by Celine Aswad; Editing by Andrew Torchia and Robin Pomeroy) ((celine.aswad@thomsonreuters.com; +971 4 4536886; Reuters Messaging: celine.aswad.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))