Bahrain

Rumours are still swirling on the subject of the Dubai World (DW) restructuring, and we are not yet convinced that the time to initiate a long-term bullish position on Dubai stocks... 2010-03-22

The Dubai Financial Market General Index (DFGMI) may have rallied over the past few days in anticipation of the US$22bn debt restructuring deal that Dubai World is expected to... 2010-03-09

In our last analysis of the Bahrain's All-Share Index (BASI) on February 22 we noted that the Relative Strength Index (RSI) looked overbought, highlighting the possibility of a short-term... 2010-03-02

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