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Arab stock markets up 8% in first quarter of 2019

Arab stock markets improved by 7.7% and Gulf Cooperation Council equity markets increased by 8.6% in the first quarter of 2019, relative to expansions of 6.3% and 5.9%, respectively, in the same quarter of 2018. In comparison, global stocks grew by 11.5% and emerging markets equities increased by 10.1% in the first quarter of 2019. Activity on the Egyptian Exchange jumped by 13.1% in the covered quarter, the Saudi Stock Exchange rose by 12.7%, the Bahrain Bourse expanded by 5.7%, the Dubai Financial Market increased by 4.2%, the Boursa Kuwait grew by 3.8%, the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange improved by 3.2%, the Khartoum Stock Exchange rose by 2.1%, the Amman Stock Exchange expanded by 0.3%, and the Palestine Exchange grew by 0.2%. In contrast, activity on the Iraq Stock Exchange dropped by 11.3% in the first quarter of 2019, the Muscat Securities Market declined by 7.9%, the Beirut Stock Exchange retreated by 6.4%, the Tunis Bourse decreased by 5.6%, the Casablanca Stock Exchange regressed by 4%, the Qatar Stock Exchange contracted by 1.9%, and the Damascus Securities Exchange declined by 0.3%. In parallel, activity on the Tehran Stock Exchange improved by 14.8% in the first quarter of 2019.     
Source: Local stock markets, Dow Jones Indices, Byblos Research
 
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