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Country Risk Weekly Bulletin 562

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Arab stock markets up 6% in first 11 months of 2018

Arab stock markets improved by 5.6% and Gulf Cooperation Council equity markets increased by 6.6% in the first 11 months of 2018, relative to decreases of 2.3% and 3.9%, respectively, in the same period of 2017. In comparison, global equities regressed by 4.8%, and emerging market equities declined by 13.3% in the covered period. Activity on the Khartoum Stock Exchange jumped by 213.4% in the first 11 months of 2018, the Qatar Stock Exchange grew by 21.6%, the Tunis Bourse surged by 16.3%, the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange expanded by 8.4%, the Saudi Stock Exchange increased by 6.6%, and the Damascus Securities Exchange improved by 4%. In contrast, activity on the Beirut Stock Exchange declined by 26.3% in the first 11 months of 2018, the Dubai Financial Market dropped by 20.8%, the Iraq Stock Exchange regressed by 14.2%, the Muscat Securities Market retreated by 13.5%, the Amman Stock Exchange dropped by 12.4%, the Egyptian Exchange regressed by 11.3%, the Casablanca Stock Exchange decreased by 9.4%, the Palestine Exchange declined by 8.3%, the Boursa Kuwait contracted by 2%, and the Bahrain Bourse retreated by 0.2% in the covered period. In parallel, activity on the Tehran Stock Exchange increased by 71.4% in the first 11 months of 2018.    
Source: Local stock markets, Dow Jones Indices, Byblos Research
 
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