MIDEAST STOCKS-Banks lift Saudi index; Qatar little changed - Reuters:
The Saudi Arabia stock market rose in early trade on Sunday, led by gains in financial shares.
The Saudi benchmark index firmed by 0.5%, with National Commercial Bank rising 1% and Saudi British Bank advancing 2.6%.
Elsewhere, petrochemicals investor Alujain Holding surged 7.6%, having reported last week that its second-quarter loss narrowed to 46.4 million riyals ($12.37 million) from a loss of 78.7 million riyals a year earlier.
In Qatar, the index slipped 0.1%, with lender Masraf Al Rayan down 0.8%.
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