Monday, 21 October 2019

MIDEAST STOCKS-Banks weigh on #Saudi; other Gulf markets mixed - Reuters

MIDEAST STOCKS-Banks weigh on Saudi; other Gulf markets mixed - Reuters:

Most Gulf stock markets moved marginally on Monday, with the Saudi index snapping a three-day winning streak dented by losses in financials and petrochemical sectors.

In Saudi Arabia, the benchmark index dropped 0.7% with Al Rajhi Bank losing 1% and Riyad Bank easing 1.6%.

Yanbu National Petrochemicals Co declined 3% after the company’s profit more than halved in the third quarter, compared with the same quarter last year. 


Separately, Saudi Aramco (IPO-ARMO.SE) has put off the planned launch of its initial public offering (IPO) in hopes that pending third-quarter results will bolster investor confidence in the world’s largest oil firm, Reuters reported on Friday citing two sources familiar with the matter.

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