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Global markets down on resurgent pandemic fears

Global markets witnessed broad-based sell-off and while some markets like the US recovered to some extent, others like Japan and Germany were hit hard. A slew of economic data from CPI numbers to employment figures which released over the month was overshadowed by the recent resurgent pandemic fears. Market Performance & Key Metrics Source: Refinitiv The S&P 500 ended the month with a slight fall of 0.8%. In a market that is already concerned about the spread of the new...

GCC Stock Markets – Positive earnings growth strengthen business optimism

According to our recently released Monthly Market Review for the month of August, GCC equity market gained by 3.6%. At country level, all GCC markets except Oman registered gains for the month. Globally, equities continued their bullish rally as indicated by the MSCI World Index which gained by 2.3%, extending YTD gains of 16.8%. MSCI EM Index gained towards the month-end recuperating from its mid-month weakness. U.S and U.K were also positive for the month. GCC Markets: Most markets end...

MSCI Emerging Markets Index – How is the GCC placed?

With a total market capitalization of USD 8.3 trillion, the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index has emerged as one of the most important global indices tracked by many ETFs and mutual funds. Inclusion in the index has become sought after not only due to the potential inflows from overseas funds, but also the credibility it gives to the included country’s capital markets. Weightage of GCC nations in the MSCI EM index is quite low Among the GCC, companies from UAE...

MSCI includes Kuwait stocks in their Emerging Markets indices

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), the world’s largest index provider, reclassified Kuwait to ‘Emerging Markets’ status from ‘Frontier Markets’. The inclusion to the Emerging Market Index took place on Nov. 30, 2020 after market close, while the deletion of Kuwaiti securities from the Frontier Markets 100 index will be phased over five successive index reviews. The implementation was originally slated to take place in May 2020 but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven Kuwaiti Stocks have been added...

GCC Stock Markets – Kuwait continues to be the best performer

According to recently published Monthly Market Review for the June, GCC markets recovered lost ground during the month, as the positive performance of Saudi equities lifted the broader index. Kuwait continued its positive run in 2019, registering gains for the sixth month in succession. Kuwait’s All Share index rose by 1.9% while its Premier market index rose by 2.3% in June. In the first half of 2019, Kuwait emerged as the best performing market with a gain of 19.1%. The...

Visualizing Saudi Arabia in MSCI EM – Some Questions

When is the inclusion likely to happen: 2018/2019/2020? What will be Saudi Arabia’s weight in the index? And How much fund flows can be expect post inclusion? When is the inclusion likely to happen: 2018/2019/2020? MSCI has lauded the progress in Saudi Arabian capital market ushering its entry into the emerging markets. The kingdom will be third in the GCC league after UAE and Qatar that were included in the index in 2014. Thanks to plethora of reforms implemented by...