The geopolitical scene weighed down on global markets indices’ performances, while Oil prices reached new highs.
Over the week, Crude was up by 1.8% while WTI ended the week at USD 71.28 per barrel. On the regional front, most of the indices ended the week on a negative note, except for Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Bahrain. Egypt came in as the worst performer among its peers with weekly losses of 1.6%, followed by Oman with a negative performance of 1.3%.
Kuwait and Abu Dhabi were both down by 0.4% and 0.1% respectively over the same period. Saudi Arabia was the best performing index among its peers, ending the week up by 1.3%, followed by Dubai and Bahrain with gains of 1.1% and 0.2% respectively.
Regional trading activity is expected to be subdued in the coming period with the first full trading week in Ramadan is starting coupled with geopolitical tensions.
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