Middle East News: Dubai Shares Higher After OPEC Boosts Oil - Bloomberg:
Dubai shares climbed the most in the Middle East on Sunday after OPEC+ extended its record output cuts, underpinning the recovery in oil prices.
The DFM General Index rose 4.6%, trimming losses this year to 20%. Gauges in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar gained between 0.6% and 2.4%. Stocks in Egypt climbed 4.6% after the government agreed a $5.2 billion stand-by loan with the International Monetary Fund.
OPEC+ decided at the weekend to roll-over export curbs and monitor compliance more closely to ensure members don’t pump more oil than they’ve pledged. Brent crude rose 19% last week to $42.30 a barrel in anticipation of the agreement, its sixth-consecutive weekly advance, with shares in developed and emerging markets also jumping. Consultant Wood Mackenzie Ltd. sees Brent rising further to as much as $50 because of the supply restrictions and increased demand as more economies reopen.
“The recovery in oil prices and further extension of record production cuts by OPEC+ until the end of July will have a positive impact on domestic markets,” said Iyad Abu Hweij, a managing partner at Allied Investment Partners PJSC in Dubai.
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