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Arab bourses mixed after first quarter results
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 09 - 05 - 2008

Arab stock markets reflected mixed performance this
week in the wake of the release of all first quarter results, and
financial analysts said Friday they expected regional bourses to
remain steady in the light of soaring oil prices, according to dpa.
"I believe markets will remain steady in the coming weeks as
investors monitor new moving factors after the publication of almost
all quarterly results," an Amman-based portfolio manager told
Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
"We expect speculation to be the dominant element in the coming
few weeks and believe soaring oil prices will continue to have a
positive impact on Middle East bourses at least in the medium and
long terms," he said.
Saudi shares slipped this week breaking a series of gains that
lasted for four weeks in what analysts described a profit taking
move.
The Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) of the Arab world's largest
stock market shed 2.9 per cent this week, closing at 9,771.85 points
from 10,066.16 points last week.
A decision by the Saudi Monetary Agency to raise the ratio of
required reserves that banks should deposit with SAMA apparently
ignited worries on the part of investors that such move could affect
the ability of banks to expand their lending activity, according to
the Riyadh-based Bakheet Investment Group (BIG).
In its weekly report, the consultancy house considered this week's
decline in prices of Saudi stocks "unjustified", given the positive
corporate results posted by listed firms.
The report expected "a gradual increase" in prices of Saudi shares
in the light of the "positive factors surrounding the market in
general", a reference to the robust Saudi economy and surging crude
prices.
Jordanian shares firmed this week, buoyed by the strong
performance of blue chip firms, notably the Arab Bank, the Arab
Potash Co., the Jordan Phosphate Mines Co. and the Jordan Petroleum
Refinery.
"There is a strong demand on these strategic shares by foreign
funds particularly from the oil-rich Gulf region," an analyst said.
The all-share price index of the Amman Stock Exchange climbed 6.15
per cent this week, closing at 9,247 points compared with last week's
close at 8,712 points, according to the ASE weekly report.
Kuwait's all-share price index gained 1.0 per cent, closing week
at 15,053 points from 14,755 points last week.


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