Sunday, 19 April 2020

Middle East Stocks, Equities News: Index for April 19, 2020 - Bloomberg

Middle East Stocks, Equities News: Index for April 19, 2020 - Bloomberg:

Middle Eastern stocks rose on Sunday following a rally in emerging-market assets at the end of last week as the U.S. outlined steps to reopen its coronavirus-shuttered economy.

Israel’s TA-35 rose 3.5%, with Bank Hapoalim and Bank Leumi climbing more than 4% as of 11:15 a.m. local time, as the country eases its lockdown. Gauges in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait advanced between 0.3% and 2.5%. MSCI Inc.’s index of developing-nation stocks strengthened 1.9% on Friday.

“Equity markets can expect an attempt to build on recent momentum into the new trading week, with optimism that progress is coming through on a coronavirus vaccine improving sentient,” said Jameel Ahmad, a markets analyst at FXTM in London. “However, in an unprecedented global pandemic investors will also be acutely aware that it is arguably too early for celebrations.”


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