The global markets witnessed mixed sentiments during the week on the back of concerns over global growth and disappointing earnings season. Further, ongoing trade tensions between the US and China has not shown any progress, which weighed on investor sentiments during the week.
Crude oil was under pressure during the week as the prices dropped by 4.6%. However, prices have been higher by 16.1% since the start of 2019.
For the regional markets, the sentiments were mixed during the week with four of the eight indexes closing in green, while the remaining in red. On the positive side, Egypt was the best performer with gains of 4.4%, followed by 1.9% in Bahrain and 1.3% in Abu Dhabi. While Dubai and Kuwait ended in red with losses of 1.0% and 0.7% respectively
Going forward, the trading activity is expected to be driven by movement in global markets coupled with oil prices, which plays an important role for the regional markets. Further, the corporate earnings announcements during the week will also weigh on investor sentiment across the region.
| Indexes | Last | WTD (%) | MTD (%) | YTD (%) | |
| Dubai (DFMGI) | ▼ | 2,542.67 | -1.0% | -1.0% | 0.5% |
| Abu Dhabi (ADSMI) | ▲ | 5,112.15 | 1.3% | 1.3% | 4.0% |
| Saudi (SASEIDX) | ▲ | 8,612.84 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10.0% |
| Kuwait (KWSE) | ▼ | 4,762.71 | -0.7% | -0.7% | 0.5% |
| Egypt (EGX30) | ▲ | 14,753.68 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 13.2% |
| Bahrain (BHSEIDX) | ▲ | 1,418.10 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 6.0% |
| Oman (MSM30) | ▼ | 4,151.97 | -0.3% | -0.3% | -4.0% |
For the regional markets, the sentiments were mixed during the week with four of the eight indexes closing in green, while the remaining in red.For the regional markets, the sentiments were mixed during the week with four of the eight indexes closing in green, while the remaining in red.lied Investment Partners PJSC
| Commodities | Valuglobal marketse | WTD (%) | MTD (%) | YTD (%) | |
| Gold (s/OZ) | ▼ | 1313.99 | -0.3% | -0.5% | 2.4% |
| Silver ($/Oz) | ▼ | 15.82 | -0.6% | -1.5% | 2.2% |
| WTI ($/bbl) | ▼ | 52.72 | -4.6% | -2.0% | 16.1% |
| Natural Gas | ▼ | 2.58 | -5.5% | -8.2% | -12.1% |
| OPEC Oil ($/bl) | ▼ | 62.1 | -1.0% | 0.3% | 15.4% |
| Copper ($/MT) | ▲ | 6232.63 | 1.5% | 1.4% | 3.3% |
| Aluminium ($/MT) | ▼ | 1887.For the regional markets, the sentiments were mixed during the week with four of the eight indexes closing in green, while the remaining in red.48 | -0.9% | -1.3% | 2.4% |
| FX Rates | Value | WTD (%) | MTD (%) | YTD (%) | |
| USD/AED | ▲ | 3.673global marketsglobal markets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| USD/SAR | ▼ | 3.75 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| USD/EGP | ▼ | 17.55 | -0.3% | -0.5% | -1.7% |
| USD/EUR | ▲ | 0.882 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| USD/JPY | ▲ | 109.72 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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