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March 7, 2019
أسواق الأسهم الخليجية – أداء فاتر في فبراير
According to our recently released Monthly Market Review for the month of February, GCC equity market pulled back where S&P GCC index retreated back by 1%, after a fabulous January when it zoomed by nearly 7%. At country level, some continued their upward trajectory (UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait) while others (KSA, Qatar and Oman) pulled back from their earlier rally. Globally, equities continued the bullish rally in February as indicated by MSCI World index that increased by 2.8%, extending YTD...
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February 6, 2019
بداية قوية للأسهم في 2019
According to our recently released Monthly Market Review for the month of January, GCC equity markets greeted its investors in celebratory fashion, recording its highest monthly gains in over two years. Investor sentiment was bullish, as the influx of foreign funds, uptick in oil prices and expansionary budget policies are all expected to support corporate earnings growth in 2019. The story was no different in the global markets, as equities continued to be the flavour of the month among investors....
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December 6, 2018
وضعٌ حرج للنفط – أداء إيجابي لسوق الكويت للأوراق المالية في نوفمبر
According to our recently released Monthly Market Review for the month of November, GCC equity markets took a downturn due to the negative performance of the UAE and Saudi Arabian markets. Global equities saw a positive momentum buoyed by a strong recovery in the emerging markets. Kuwait was the best performing GCC market during the month, gaining 1.3% for the month of November. Kuwait finally broke out of its three-month losing streak and became the best performing market in the...
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December 4, 2018
سوق دبي المالي: هل هذا مجرد تصحيح آخر؟
For over two decades, Dubai has prospered as one of the fastest developing international cities, attracting people and capital from all across the globe. In 2009, Dubai needed a $20 billion bailout from oil-rich Abu Dhabi to escape a debt crisis caused by collapsing property prices. Dubai’s economy roared back and has grown by a third since then, buoyed by foreign trade, tourism and its status as the main regional hub for business services. Now, however, Dubai has hit another...
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November 5, 2018
أكتوبر القاسي – مسح ثروات بقيمة 5 تريليون دولار من أسواق الأسهم والسندات العالمية
According to our recently released Monthly Market Review for the month of October, GCC equity markets remained flat thanks to Qatar’s positive performance, while global equity and bond markets shed nearly USD 5 trillion in wealth during the period. Qatar was the best performing GCC market during the month, gaining 5.0% despite the ongoing selloff in emerging market equities. Qatar’s main equity index was also the only main GCC equity index to witness positive returns for October. Kuwait extended its...
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October 15, 2018
إدراج السندات الخليجية في مؤشر جي بي مورغان لسندات الأسواق الناشئة: لحظة الظفر
J.P. Morgan has recently said that Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar sovereign bonds would be added to its Emerging Market Bond Index (EMBI) from January 2019, a decision that can potentially bring up to USD 60 billion of active and passive inflows, according to analysts. In order to qualify for index membership, the maturity of the debt should be greater than one year with a minimum face value of USD 500 million. Low correlation of GCC bonds seen...
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October 4, 2018
ثبات الأسهم الخليجية خلال سبتمبر برغم طفرة أسعار النفط
According to our recently released Monthly Market Review for the month of September, GCC equity markets remained flat despite the surge in crude oil prices witnessed during the month. Kuwait stock market, however, hogged the limelight as the first part of its integration into the FTSE EM index was effected on September 24th. Consequently, a spike in liquidity was witnessed on September 20th, as the rebalancing was done using the closing prices of 20th September. Kuwait stock market was flat...
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September 24, 2018
هل يكون الدين الخاص مدخل المشروعات الصغيرة والمتوسطة إلى رؤوس الأموال؟
The global financial crisis has been the turnaround for the private debt market as it is now widely accepted as an asset class of its own. The increase in both supply and demand is having a significant impact on how alternative lending funds are being used. In recent years, there has been an influx of new entrants and greater diversity of investment strategies. The banking industry is forced to re-evaluate less-profitable and high-risk sectors, which has resulted in private debt...
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September 6, 2018
الاسواق الكويتية والخليجية تتخلى عن بعض المكاسب في أغسطس
According to our recently released Monthly Market Review for the month of August, the positive momentum that prevailed in the recent months among GCC indices has halted during the month as the investors booked their profits. Turmoil in Turkey and pull out of much and long awaited IPO of Saudi Aramco contributed to the negative sentiment. Kuwait all share index lost 0.7% for the month. Despite the losses registered in this month, Saudi Arabian and Kuwait indices’ returns for the...
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August 6, 2018
الأسهم المصرفية تعطي دفعة للأسواق الخليجية
According to our recently released Monthly Market Review for the month of July, the second half of the year started on a good note for the stock markets of Kuwait and its regional peers, as they continue to yield positive results. Kuwait markets registered a positive performance for the month of July, as its All Share index gained 5.7%, propelling its YTD gains to 9.6%. Among Kuwait’s blue chip companies, Zain, Kuwait Financial House (KFH) and National Bank of Kuwait...