Saudi Arabia went up by 1.11% as it finally reacted to oil staying above $50
Egypt went up by 1.6% over the week driven mainly by the news about the Egyptian pound devaluation expectations, coupled with the news that the central bank received a USD 2 billion deposit from Saudi Arabia with both actions seen as important steps towards getting the long waited IMF loan.
The first two weeks of October have cancelled each other out meaning we still have no discernible direction to the month. As we head into the week, eyes will stay on how oil trades around $50 and 3rd quarter earnings announcements will be analysed for economic trends. Optimistic signs indicate if Saudi and Egypt continue their positive trend for the month, the other markets may start to follow.
| Indexes | Last | WTD (%) | MTD (%) | YTD (%) |
| Dubai (DFMGI) | 3,334.94 | -0.59% | -4.01% | 5.84% |
| Abu Dhabi (ADSMI) | 4,347.20 | -0.97% | -2.88% | 0.93% |
| Saudi (SASEIDX) | 5,693.96 | 1.11% | 1.26% | -17.62% |
| Kuwait (KWSE) | 5,328.00 | 0.15% | -1.30% | -5.11% |
| Egypt (EGX30) | 8,505.12 | 1.63% | 7.92% | 21.40% |
| Qatar (DSM) | 10,389.96 | 0.32% | -0.44% | -0.38% |
| Bahrain (BHSEIDX) | 1,144.57 | 0.66% | -0.47% | -5.87% |
| Oman (MSM30) | 5,660.22 | 0.90% | -1.15% | 4.70% |
| TR GCC (Reuters) | 197.51 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.58% |
| DJ MENA | 463.15 | 0.17% | -3.21% | -6.99% |
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