Qatar

How much of an impact does the price of oil have on GCC equity markets? That is one of the key questions for investors. Historically, all seven bourses have correlated strongly with... 2009-09-09

How much of an impact does the price of oil have on GCC equity markets? That is one of the key questions for investors. Historically, all seven bourses have correlated strongly with... 2009-09-09

The yield on Qatar's US$ Global 30 bond continues to come in, trading at one point on September 1 at 6.379%, and we expect to see further yield compression in the short-to-medium... 2009-09-01

We maintained our bullish position towards MENA stocks throughout the recent correction in global markets, and, although GCC bourses have undoubtedly suffered, we think they can regain... 2009-08-20

The yield on Qatar's US$ Global 30 bond was 6.590% at one point on August 14, its lowest level in almost a year, and we see since for further yield compression going forward. Indeed,... 2009-08-14

In line with the view we expressed in our Daily Financial Alert last week, we are turning cautiously optimistic towards GCC stocks, albeit with some bourses looking slightly more... 2009-07-27

BMI View: By and large, Q2 results from GCC banks have been encouraging, with Saudi lenders leading the field with positive increases in profit compared with the same period of 2008.... 2009-07-17

The bearish view we established on MENA stocks last week has played out without exception, and we are sticking to it. In spite of a small bounce off trendline support at around US$60.00/bbl,... 2009-07-09

Qatar's DSM 20 Index has significantly broken below three-month trendline support, and closed the day on July 6 at 6,281. This negative technical signal suggests that the bourse's... 2009-07-06

Following the government's May 28 announcement that it would shortly once again intervene into the banking sector, Qatar's Doha Securities Market (DSM) is likely to bounce strongly... 2009-05-29