MENA M&A Market Started 2015 on a Positive Note
The MENA M&A market depicted a steady activity during 1Q2015, prolonging its 9-month positive performance. Despite depressed oil prices and the regional political turmoil...
Foreign Funds Will Flow Back to Emerging Markets
Foreign funds will flow back to emerging markets as there is no indication of an interest rate hike in the near term.
Emerging-market stocks rose...
Stock Market Competition 2014 Kicks Off in UAE
Abu Dhabi University & Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange launches “Stock Market Competition 2014”
Abu Dhabi University’s College of Business Administration has partnered with Abu Dhabi...
Hottest and still cheapest stock markets
Have you ever tried putting money in the stock market? If you have, then you probably know that it is hard to predict which...
Traders bullish on GCC bourses in 2014
UAE markets surged on Monday in an unusual year-end trend as investors bet on a bullish 2014 outlook.
Abu Dhabi’s index climbed 1.6 percent to...
Dubai Financial Market gains nearly 100% in 2013
Dubai has a new record to brag about! The city's stock market doubled in value this year.
The Dubai Financial Market Index hit a fresh...
GCC equity markets benefit from increased global investment inflows
Frontier markets outperforms emerging markets over the past 2 years
GCC investors expected to adopt a cautious approach
·GCC markets remained bullish in October
·Global markets extend its rally in October; QE program in focus
·Combined market capitalization increases 1.4%MoM in October
GCC markets extend...
UAE bourse merger gathers steam as advisers hired
Abu Dhabi and Dubai have hired banks to advise on a possible merger of their two main stock exchanges, a state-backed deal that could...
Dubai Financial Market performance in September 2013
The Dubai Financial Market General Index up 9.5% to 2762.5 points at the end of September compared to 2523.1points at the end of August.
At...
Dubai shares surge to 5-year high on heavy buying
Dubai shares rose to their highest level in almost five years on Sunday. Retail investors bought heavily into small-caps ahead of the third-quarter earnings...
GCC markets powered by optimism about Q3 earnings
GCC stock markets are expected to be supported in the near term by optimism over upcoming third-quarter earnings, although they are vulnerable to profit-taking...
Gold prices broadly expected to weaken next week, but…
Gold prices are expected to weaken in the coming week. This belief is mainly driven by investors concerns about what action the U.S. Federal...
GCC Markets Performance in August 2013, Report
· GCC markets lose steam in August on global cues
· Global markets decline on Syria concerns
· Combined market capitalization falls 1.6%MoM in August
GCC markets...
Stock Market and Economic Cycles
Understanding the difference between market and economic cycles and how they are related to investment performance can help determine the best timing strategies and...
UAE Financial Markets to Close For Eid Al Fitr Holidays
The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) announced that the Eid Al Fitr holidays for the financial markets will begin on Wednesday 29th of Ramadan...
Most GCC Markets Witness Correction in June
Saudi and Qatar – sole advancers
Trading activity declines in June
GCC markets witnessed some correction in June, following a strong rally in May, reports Global...
UAE Private Equities on Verge of Multi-year Rally
The UAE stock markets are in the midst of a long-term, multi-year upward trend, and the bullish performance thus far signals a revival that...