Bahrain

The Saudi and Omani bourses continue to be regional favourites of ours. Here we focus on two other GCC markets that have caught our eye in recent weeks: Bahrain and Kuwait.

A spate of bad news concerning the liquidity crisis of

Testing times continue for equity markets worldwide, with some bourses, including, worryingly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, having broken below medium-term trendline support... 2010-01-26

We have been burned before trying to call the recovery in the Bahrain All-Share Index (BASI), whose illiquidity makes it difficult to predict, but we do note that it has potential... 2010-01-21

With the recent release of disappointing Q409 banking results in Saudi Arabia having had a negative impact on the Tadawul All-Share Index (see 'Banking Results Pain For TASI', January... 2010-01-12

As 2009 comes to a close, we examine the relative performance of Middle Eastern stock markets over the year, and offer some initial thoughts on what to expect in 2010. A number of... 2009-12-31

Abu Dhabi's bailing out of Dubai today (December 14 2009) via a US$10bn cash injection has had an immediate positive effect on all GCC markets, though we are cautious regarding their... 2009-12-14