The relative repercussions to the regional geopolitical situation continued to affect another week of trading.
Generally, volumes have dropped off as investors prefer to move to the sidelines and wait – with summer vacations also kicking in, this may be a safe strategy to adopt. However, pockets of opportunity are still available for the smart investor – UAE has been driven up recently by Emaar’s announcement to IPO its retail business and payout a dividend from the IPO proceeds.
Egypt soldiers on, with selling cycles being met with targeted buying from long term investors. Saudi is certainly in a holding pattern, with many eyes on the MSCI announcement – if Saudi gets put on the wait list, a market rally could follow.
As we head into the 3rd week of June, expect more of cautious trading, as regional markets slog through the summer.
| Indexes | Last | WTD (%) | MTD (%) | YTD (%) |
| Dubai (DFMGI) | 3,459.44 | 1.75% | 3.60% | -2.02% |
| Abu Dhabi (ADSMI) | 4,501.77 | 0.56% | 1.68% | -0.98% |
| Saudi (SASEIDX) | 6,820.81 | -0.65% | -0.73% | -5.40% |
| Kuwait (KWSE) | 6,810.68 | 0.40% | 0.37% | 18.49% |
| Egypt (EGX30) | 13,478.75 | -1.50% | 1.04% | 9.18% |
| Qatar (DSM) | 9,257.90 | 0.22% | -6.50% | -11.30% |
| Bahrain (BHSEIDX) | 1,327.02 | 0.27% | 0.55% | 8.73% |
| Oman (MSM30) | 5,248.41 | -1.99% | -3.20% | -9.24% |
| TR GCC (Reuters) | 194.00 | -0.79% | -2.51% | -4.24% |
| DJ MENA | 506.77 | -0.26% | -0.75% | 1.77% |
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