Dubai Financial Market (DFM)

UPDATE 5: Investor confidence given boost by gains in global markets and Saudi rally in previous session.

UPDATE 7: Elsewhere, Arabtec continues surge, mixed fortunes for other indices.

UPDATE 4: Dubai exchange leads the decline as Saudi Arabia's index is sole riser in region.

UPDATE 4: Dubai exchange hovers just above 2,000 mark, Oman, Qatar see gains.

UPDATE 6: Property giant's stock value dips below 3 dirhams as Dubai index loses 5%.

UPDATE 7: Five of seven regional markets close lower, with Dubai's main index breaching 2,000-point mark.

UPDATE 6: Dubai leads drop as index plummets over 7%, Saudi's benchmark slumps more than 5%.

UPDATE 3: Real estate and banking stocks bear brunt of selling, all markets bar Saudi end lower.

UPDATE 6: Oman is star performer while all Gulf markets improve after election result.

UPDATE 6: Most Gulf exchanges close lower, with real estate, bank shares leading fall.

Dubai bourse suspends trading in UAE's largest investment bank over lack of disclosure in bond issue.

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.

DFM's quarterly net profit jumps 88% to $60mn on new listings, higher trading volumes.

UPDATE 6: Confidence returns to markets with Dubai's main index recording biggest one-day gain ever.

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

UPDATE 3: UAE regulator and Dubai bourse warn against profiting from falling stock prices.

The Gulf's oil-fuelled feeling of economic invincibility has been shaken by the week's events.

Trading suspended on DFM for short period after systems malfunction on Monday

UPDATE 7: Markets end down, Dubai, Abu Dhabi recover sharp losses as foreigners bail.

All Gulf bourses but one end Sunday lower, negative sentiment exacerbated by lower volumes.

Non-Arab investors off-load shares, UAE nationals snap up undervalued stocks.

News that senior figures at Nakheel and Tamweel are being investigated likely to weigh on stocks.

New chief executive Singer says DIFX to focus on attracting retail investors.

Oman's main index falls more than 3%, its sharpest one-day decline in over six months.

Saudi's index, the worst-performing measure in the Gulf Arab region, falls 0.88 percent.

With financial data now coursing through ArabianBusiness.com, it's not how much data you have, but what you do with it that counts argues David Westley.

Morgan Stanley says financial market forecasts are too optimistic, lowers price target.

UPDATE 1: DFM beats forecasts with a 32.6% rise in second-quarter profit to $66.88mn.

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.

DIFX could become first Gulf exchange to offer futures and options trading.

Markets shrug off negative sentiment caused by concerns over Iran-Israel conflict.

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

Developer applying for secondary listing in Dubai.

Kuwait hits 7th straight record close, while UAE capital's index slumps for 6th session.

Kuwaiti-controlled Omani pipe maker to seek permission to offer shares on Dubai market.

Proposal to treat GCC nationals as UAE nationals in relation to owning shares also approved.

Abu Dhabi's two main developers surge for second day on back of EFG-Hermes report.

Kuwaiti logistics giant to construct, equip and power to dining facilities to service European trooops.

Main index closes up for 7th straight session, while Oman, Abu Dhabi continue winning form.

Main index finished day up 1.36%, with Saudi, Kuwait, Dubai and Bahrain also closing higher.

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.

Muscat's main index posts new multi-year high as markets acorss much of Gulf claw back losses.

Index drops 1.21% to 9,664.54 points on poor performances from banks.

Shares rally across region, clawing back some of the losses incurred earlier in the week.

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.

Markets across the Gulf closed higher on Thursday to recover from the previous day's losses.

Benchmark finishes above 10,000 points as markets across much of Gulf end day in positive territory.

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.

Gulf stock markets post mixed results with four indexes rising and three falling.

Nervous investors await first quarter earnings, which will determine which way stocks trade, analysts say.

Benchmark indexes across region pile on gains as markets in the US, Asia and Europe all rise.

Analysts predict volatile quarter-end conditions to abate and stability to return to Dubai Financial Market.

Uncertainty over global markets keeps investors away as volume recedes.

Global equity rebound helps three indexes break horror losing streak.

Investors await first quarter results and remain on edge over global slowdown.

Saudi breaks run of losses while markets in Dubai, Qatar and Oman continue to slump.

All Gulf states pegged to US dollar see markets drop on concerns US will slash rates.

Gulf markets decline on back of losses suffered in US last week, led by telecom operators and banks.

Shuaa Capital maintains short- and long-term optimism for Dubai Financial Market citing 77% profit surge in '07.

"I want to be seriously rich". Anil Bhoyrul works out from this year's rich list how he can get the money for his yacht, and his mum.

Dubai Financial Market saw net income drop 37% in Q3 compared to previous quarter.

New agreement with eHosting DataFort to extend services

The credit crunch is not affecting the region greatly, but is a reminder that good times do not last forever.

Borse Dubai bid for exchange operator awaits answer.

A meeting with the man behind the 'pimped-up' supercars that have taken the rest of the world by storm.

Borse Dubai brings together DIFX, DFM for joint expansion plans in the region and beyond.

New requirements for securities brokerage firms are triggering mergers, closures and questionable trading methods.

The region's first low-cost carrier begins listing on the Dubai Financial Market today.

Foreign investor buying volume on Dubai Financial Market tripled in the first half of this year.

Dubai Financial Market's Sharia board will classify companies in terms of compliance.

Sheikha Lubna, UAE economy minister, says that the Dubai and Abu Dhabi stock markets will remain separate.

Arabian Business reports on why last week's investor conference in London could be just the beginning of the DFM's global drive for institutional investors.

With a long list of high-profile developments such as the Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai Properties' Mohamed bin Brek tells Arabian Property his future plans for the property giant.

Emaar's delay in announcing the land deal with Dubai Holding hits its share price.

The Kuwait index is at its highest in more than a year; the DFM also closed up.

Any hope of a recovery on the DFM was dashed by Emaar's fall, say analysts.

Marketing phase begins.

The majority of the DFM Company's $153m first-quarter net profit is from its IPO profits.

'Profit taking and nothing more' saw losses on Dubai's market; Kuwait's index is also down today.

Malta is on the rise, and investors from the Gulf are taking advantage of excellent business opportunities.

DFM closes up again, spurred on by heavy trading volumes on the exchange.

Large trading volumes pushed the DFM to close up for the second time this week.

What a difference a week makes - especially for investors on the UAE stock markets.

Shares in the Dubai Financial Market company rose today - even though the DFM index didn't.

Insurance companies led gains on the DFM today; the Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Oman markets also closed up.

Share price rise follows news that foreigners will be allowed to own 40% of the company.

Swiss bank Julius Baer has warned Dubai Financial Market investors that stocks could fall another 1000 points before hitting bottom.

If you thought 2007 was going to be the year IPOs dried up, think again - seven Initial Public Offerings have been launched this week including the largest offering in UAE history, and six others in Saudi Arabia.

Seven IPOs have been launched this week, including the largest offering in UAE history.

The bourse’s Emiratisation initiative makes it a leader in the UAE market.

Bourse boss Essa Kazim says that corporate governance will become stricter.

Dubai Financial Market has announced the listing of regional shipping firm Gulf Navigation Holding.

The Dubai Financial Market Company will become the 50th company to float on the DFM when it lists its shares on March 7.

The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has announced the listing of Gulf Navigation Holding.

Dubai Refreshments Company (DRC) has been listed on the Dubai Financial Market

Today's Sharjah-based Al Khaleej newspaper has an interesting news report on how the UAE's Council of Ministers has approved a draft law stating that part of Emirates Post Holdings will float on the stock exchange.