Bahrain Stock Exchange

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UPDATE 5: Elsewhere Oman and Saudi also fall, while Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain rise.

UPDATE 4: The majority of markets fall, with Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait leading drop.

UPDATE 7: UAE, Saudi, Oman indices rise but Kuwait and Qatar both finish in negative territory.

UPDATE 4: Investors concerned economic impact of global credit crisis could be get worse.

UPDATE 2: Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain edge upwards while Oman slips slightly.

UPDATE 5: Late rally sees Dubai up but Saudi, Oman and Kuwait lower in run-up to Eid Al Adha break.

UPDATE 5: Gulf exchanges enjoy days of positives, tracking markets globally.

UPDATE 7: UAE, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar all end in positive territory, Saudi and Bahrain fall.

UPDATE 5: All seven markets in negative territory, Saudi and Dubai down around 4%.

UPDATE 4: Abu Dhabi, Saudi are only exchanges that close lower as bargain hunters flood in.

UPDATE 6: Emaar up 14% in real estate rebound, but Kuwait, Bahrain close down.

UPDATE 8: Dubai's main index loses more than 5%, while region's other exchanges also struggle.

UPDATE 6: Dubai leads decline in Gulf, with only Oman's exchange bucking trend.

UPDATE 4: All region's exchanges end lower - tracking earlier declines in Asia and US.

UPDATE 6: Small gains for region's exchanges while Bahrain's Batelco has shares suspended.

UPDATE 5: Most markets in region close higher following strength in US stocks on Friday.

UPDATE 7: Oman, Qatar, Abu Dhabi all close up but Dubai and Saudi are down.

UPDATE 4: All seven bourses extend drop from the previous session amid fears of global recession.

Volatility in Gulf markets continues after a US proposed bailout fails to restore investor confidence.

UPDATE 1: Qatar leads rally in Gulf, main index makes biggest one-day gain in at least 2 years.

Main indexes end day down, with Qatar down 6%, Abu Dhabi and Dubai down 3%.

Gulf Arab stocks plunge as weaker oil prices and tensions with Iran compound broad selloff.

Shares of Bank Muscat and Raysut Cement Co led Muscat's main index to a higher close.

Saudi Arabia's main index declined, led by Saudi Basic Industries Corp and Al-Rajhi Ban.

Property shares led Abu Dhabi's main index to close higher for second day, Sorouh, Aldar Properties rise

Doha index drops for seventh straight trading day; slump on global markets pulls down UAE bourses.

Only UAE markets close higher as geopolitical concerns batter stocks across region.

Kingdom's index ends higher helped by banking stocks, while Dubai's slumps for fourth straight session.

Banking, real estate stocks steered Abu Dhabi's main index to end lower after three days of gains.

Stock markets across much of Gulf close down, led by Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Oman.

Shares of Industries Qatar, Qatar National Bank led Doha to its biggest one-day loss in over a month.

Kuwait's main index gains 0.25% to 15,654.80 points, extending record-breaking rally into seventh day.

Main index adds 0.29%, helped by gains in Kuwait Finance House and National Bank of Kuwait.

Benchmark makes it four consecutive positive closes, while Dubai's index drops almost 2%.

Muscat's main index drops more than 2% as shares of Bank Muscat sink 5.46%.

Doha's index makes it six gains in a row, while Muscat's breaks two-day slump.

Main index ends day up for fourth session, while Oman slips up thanks to bank and telecom stocks.

Muscat's main index ends down along with Saudi and Abu Dhabi, while remaining markets close higher.

Muscat benchmark finishes up 0.16%, while Saudi Arabia and UAE's measures also end the day higher.

Doha index climbs on strong earnings expectations from flagship company Industries Qatar.

Oman, Qatar and Bahrain all finish higher, continuing to leave remaining GCC stock markets in their wake.

Oman and Bahrain only markets to sustain rally as investors bank profits on rising markets.

Saudi the only loser, with the rest of Gulf's markets all ending up for the day.

Abu Dhabi's benchmark led the gains, reversing a two-day losing streak to rise 0.17%.

Index crosses 15,000-point mark for a second day, while Saudi benchmark falls for fifth consecutive day.

Kuwait's index only one to finish day up as poor performances by lenders temper recent gains.

Muscat's index sets yet another all-time high, while Saudi's measure finishes up for sixth time in seven days.

Main index closes up for 16th time in 17 trading days as GCC markets post mixed results.

Muscat market top performer, while Abu Dhabi edges above 5,000 points for first time in two years.

Kingdom's main index edges up along with Qatar, Oman and Kuwait, while the UAE and Bahrain drop.

Kuwait benchmark paces gains as markets across much of Gulf finish in positive territory for the day.

Dubai and Doha lead pack as investors pile into attractive stocks after recent selloff.

Most Gulf exchanges finish the day on a positive note with Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar leading the way.

Uncertainty over global markets keeps investors away as volume recedes.

Dubai posted its biggest one day loss in over a month on Monday, after GCC stock markets fell across the board.

Kuwait leads the charge, but Saudi and Dubai unable to shake off concerns of global slowdown.

Markets across Gulf suffer worst losses in months on fears global slowdown may spread.

Stocks across region push markets to higher close, bar Saudi which drops for fifth time in six days.

Strong fundamentals backed by high oil prices will spur growth, Borse Dubai says.

Trading hours on Bahrain Stock Exchange will increase from one to three hours.