Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Tuesday, as investors took stock of a potential ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce a ceasefire in Lebanon between armed group Hezbollah and Israel imminently, Reuters reported on Monday, citing four senior Lebanese sources.
A sticking point over who would monitor compliance with the ceasefire was resolved in the last 24 hours with an agreement to set up a five-country committee, including France and chaired by the United States, said Elias Bou Saab, Lebanon’s deputy parliament speaker.
Dubai’s main share index gained 0.4%, extending gains from the previous session. Blue-chip developer Emaar Properties rose 1.7%.
Gulf bourses end mixed as oil prices slip
In Abu Dhabi, the main share index was up 0.5%. The Qatari benchmark added 0.1%, helped by a 0.2% rise in the Gulf’s biggest lender, Qatar National Bank.
Oil prices - a catalyst for the Gulf’s financial markets - rebounded slightly from the previous session’s slump on the potential ceasefire.
Saudi Arabia’s benchmark stock index, however, eased 0.1%, with ACWA Power Co down 1.3%.
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