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Arab stocks seen bullish in 2008 on soaring oil prices
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 04 - 01 - 2008


Arab stocks, which recorded strong gains in 2007,
are expected to retain their bullish tone in 2008, thanks to the
soaring oil prices and profits achieved in the past year,
particularly by blue chip firms, financial analysts said Friday, according to dpa.
"I think there is genuine reasons to believe that regional stocks
will score further gains in 2008, given the huge surplus petrodollars
due to accrue to Arab countries as a result of the adamantly rising
crude prices," Wajdi Makhamreh, CEO of the Amman-based al-Sanabel
International brokerage firm told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
"I think that the strong gains scored by regional bourses in 2007
indicate that investors are restoring confidence in regional stock
markets especially in the wake of the real estate credit crisis in
the United States," he said.
With the exception of the Saudi market, Arab bourses scored fresh
gains in the first three days of the new year.
Saudi shares suffered a sharp correction in the last two trading
days after a series of consecutive gains, a development that
reflected "nervousness" on the part of investors ahead of the
publication of annual results, the Riyadh-based Bakheet Investment
Group (BIG) said in its weekly report.
The Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) of the Arab world's largest
stock exchange shed 4.6 per cent this week in a profit-taking move,
closing at 10,892.64 points from last week's close at 11,415.30
points.
The BIG expected the market "to go through relative calmness with
an eye open on the year end results" of listed firms in the coming
weeks.
Jordanian shares started 2008 with strong performance led by blue
chip firms, particularly the Arab Bank, the Jordan Petroleum
Refinery, the Jordan Phosphates Mines and the Arab Potash Co.
The all-share price index of the Amman Stock Exchange gained 4.68
per cent this week, closing at 7,862.15 points, according to the ASE
weekly report.
Kuwait's KSE all-share price index gained 93 points on Thursday
closing week at 12,601.6 points.
The all-share price index of the United Arab Emirates stock
exchanges of Dubai and Abu Dhabi extended gains on Thursday, closing
week at 6,168.65 points.
Egypt's CASE30 index, measuring performance of the market's most
active 30 firms, gained 0.3 per cent on Thursday closing week at
10,727.8 points.


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