BAHRAIN All Share Index has closed at 2,067.00 points, marking a decrease of 0.09 points below the previous closing. This decrease was due to a drop in the material sector.
Bahrain lslamic Index has closed at 1,025.47 points, marking a decrease of 3.63 points below the previous closing.
Results indicated that 85 equity transactions took place with a volume of 1,475,035 worth BD390,537.
Investors traded mainly in the financial sector, representing 65.14 per cent of the total value of securities traded.
Meanwhile, most Gulf equities ended lower yesterday, under pressure from a fall in oil prices as investors balanced expectations of oversupply against the disruptive impact of political tensions.
Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index dropped 0.4pc, extending losses from the previous session’s 1.8pc fall. ACWA Power Co dropped 4.7pc, while oil giant Saudi Aramco slipped 0.4pc.
Dubai’s main share index edged 0.3pc higher, helped by a 2.1pc rise in top lender Emirates NBD. The Dubai market remains backed by solid fundamentals and healthy economic growth projections for 2026, Dahrieh said, while adding geopolitics could continue to weigh.
In Abu Dhabi, the index was down 0.5pc.
The Qatari benchmark rose 1.7pc, and all its constituents were in positive territory, including the Gulf’s biggest lender, Qatar National Bank, which gained 2.2pc.
Egypt and Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding to boost cooperation in LNG sales and imports, including terms for supplying Qatari shipments to Egypt’s Ain Sokhna and Damietta ports, Egypt’s petroleum ministry said on Sunday.
Outside the Gulf, Egypt’s blue-chip index concluded 0.5pc lower, with Telecom Egypt retreating 2pc.
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