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Arab stock markets up 6% in 2018

Arab stock markets improved by 6.2% and Gulf Cooperation Council equity markets increased by 7.3% in 2018, relative to a growth of 0.9% and a decline of 0.2%, respectively, in 2017. In comparison, global equities regressed by 11.7%, and emerging market equities declined by 15.7% in 2018. Activity on the Khartoum Stock Exchange jumped by 217% in 2018, the Qatar Stock Exchange rose by 20.8%, the Tunis Bourse surged by 15.8%, the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange expanded by 11.7%, the Saudi Stock Exchange increased by 8.3%, the Damascus Securities Exchange improved by 3.5% and the Bahrain Bourse grew by 0.4%. In contrast, activity on the Beirut Stock Exchange declined by 25.1% in 2018, the Dubai Financial Market dropped by 24.9%, the Muscat Securities Market retreated by 15.2%, the Egyptian Exchange regressed by 13.2%, the Iraq Stock Exchange dropped by 12.1%, the Amman Stock Exchange declined by 10.2%, the Casablanca Stock Exchange decreased by 8.3%, the Palestine Exchange regressed by 7.9%, and the Boursa Kuwait contracted by 1.9% in 2018. In parallel, activity on the Tehran Stock Exchange increased by 68.9% in 2018.    
Source: Local stock markets, Dow Jones Indices, Byblos Research
 
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