Abu Dhabi shares gained the most since March and Dubai’s index rose for the first time in three days on investor speculation last week’s drop was overdone and the impact of Dubai’s debt problems would be limited.
Emirates Telecom Corp., the biggest operator in the United Arab Emirates known as Etisalat, soared the most in more than eight months. Aldar Properties PJSC and Sorouh Real Estate Co., the two largest developers in Abu Dhabi, gained after they were rated “buy” in new coverage at HC Securities. Abu Dhabi’s index climbed 3.9 percent, the most since March 24, to 2,673.12. The index tumbled 12 percent last week. Dubai’s DFM General Index added 1.2 percent after retreating 13 percent last week.
Efforts by Dubai World, a state-run investment company with $59 billion of liabilities, to tackle its debts are on the right track, U.A.E. Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri said Dec. 2, according to state-run WAM news agency. Financial and property stocks slumped last week after Dubai World requested a “standstill” agreement on all its debt payments. Nakheel PJSC, the property unit of Dubai World, has a $3.52 billion bond maturing on Dec. 14.
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