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...
Gulf Stocks Slide Deepens Amid Global Selloff
Stock markets in the petrodollar-dependent Arabian Gulf tumbled Sunday to multimonth lows, spooked by sharply lower oil prices and a global equities selloff over...
MENA M&A Market at Its Lows during 3Q2015
The MENA M&A market maintained, in 3Q2015, the slow activity witnessed during the recent period, as it fails to redress from the current lows....
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...
Nasdaq Dubai to Create Futures on Emaar Development
• To enable investors to take a position on share price
• Move supports liquidity of underlying shares with SHUAA Capital as Market Maker
• Number...
ADX, Nasdaq Dubai Sign Index License Agreement
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, ADX, and Nasdaq Dubai have signed an agreement to develop and launch an Index Futures contract based on the Abu...
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...
Investors Search for Good Investment Opportunities in New IPOs
Regional markets witnessed a positive performance on the last day of the week with almost all indices ending the day in green, however, this...
Foreign and institutional trading in Etisalat Group to start September 15
Emirates Telecommunications Group Company has announced that foreign and institutional trading of its shares on Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange will start on September 15th.
In...
MENA M&A Market Stalls, During 2Q2015, Well Behind Its 3-Year Rebound
The MENA M&A market markedly regressed during 2Q2015, well behind its prolonged 3-year revived activity. The overall 12-month activity now falls short from a...
DFM, Nasdaq Dubai To Launch Futures on DFM General Index
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Nasdaq Dubai have signed a licence agreement under which futures contracts linked with the DFM General Index (DFMGI) will...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Increase in retail sales expected during DSS 2008
Retail trade in Dubai is immensely contributing to further positioning the emirate as one of the world's major commercial centres
Fintech News: Plus500 Launches Dubai Index on UAE National Day
Plus500, a global multi-asset fintech group listed on the London Stock Exchange (LON: PLUS) and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, has launched...
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...
