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• Property stocks help UAE markets advance8 November 2009

  UPDATE 6: Emaar, Sorouh shares on the up, while Qatar advances, Saudi falls.

• Dubai extends slide; Abu Dhabi also falls5 November 2009

  UPDATE 6: Dubai's DFM falls 1.9% as a late rally enables it to rebound from an intraday low.

• Banks, real estate shares weigh on UAE markets1 November 2009

  UPDATE 6: Saudi index is only Gulf market that ends in positive territory on day of falls.

• Dubai to help set up Yemen stock exchange31 October 2009

  Senior Yemeni official says in talks with DFM, aims for launch by year end.

• Qatar index sees biggest fall since July29 October 2009

  UPDATE 6: Sorouh, Arabtec, Emaar shares all drop as most Gulf markets struggle.

• DFM company posts 67% drop in net profit28 October 2009

  Net profit reported of AED258m for Jan-Sept, compared to AED781m for same period 2008.

• Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank stocks plunge on Q3 results27 October 2009

  UPDATE 7: Shares fall 8.3% after the bank reports a significant dip in Q3 profits.

• Emaar shares rise on back of better Q3 results25 October 2009

  UPDATE 8: Property giant's better than expected earnings lifts DFM, Saudi ends lower.

• UAE markets end down tracking weak sentiment on global markets22 October 2009

  UPDATE 4: Both indexes fall for fourth session in five.

• Property and banking stocks push Dubai to lower close21 October 2009

  UPDATE 7: Index drops 1.6%, while Saudi, Abu Dhabi end down.

• Emirates NBD shares weigh on Dubai index20 October 2009

  UPDATE 5: Dubai ends lower, while Abu Dhabi up, banks lead Qatar to higher close.

• Real estate shares drag UAE markets down18 October 2009

  UPDATE 5: Emaar leads Dubai decline while Saudi, Oman, Kuwait indices all fall.

• UAE stock market up more than 50% in 200915 October 2009

  New report says real estate, telecom shares are driving gains for DFM, ADX.

• Emaar Properties stock hits 49-week high14 October 2009

  UPDATE 8: Shares surge 6.5%, while Saudi index advances to high mark in 2009.

• Emaar shares hit an 11-month high13 October 2009

  UPDATE 6: Stock is up 1.1%, while Qatar and Saudi end lower, Kuwait up, lead by Zain.

• Dubai index set to break through 3,000 barrier in Q213 October 2009

  Asset management firm sees DFM climbing more than 28% by Q2 next year.

• Dubai index sees highest close since Nov 200812 October 2009

  UPDATE 5: Emaar stocks rise 2.9%, while Saudi index closes almost unchanged.

• Abu Dhabi extends gains into second day6 October 2009

  UPDATE 3: Etisalat rises 0.8%, while First Gulf Bank up 1.7%, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait end up.

• Banks, real estate stocks lead UAE markets higher5 October 2009

  UPDATE 4: Emaar rises 2.7%, while First Gulf Bank up 4.1%, Saudi ends lower.

• Emaar stocks leads Dubai to higher close1 October 2009

  UPDATE 5: Emaar rises 0.5%, while First Gulf Bank leads Abu Dhabi higher.

• Drake & Scull shares rise on Thailand win29 September 2009

  UPDATE 6: Firm's stocks end 3.1% higher after AED130m deal, while Saudi benchmark advances.

• Dubai reverses early losses to end higher27 September 2009

  UPDATE 7: UAE indexes recover from bad start to advance while Saudi index also rises.

• DFM rises as investors remain bullish23 September 2009

  UPDATE 2: Ongoing merger speculation and strong trading volumes lift market.

• Dubai's index posts strongest gains of all Gulf markets16 September 2009

  UPDATE 6: Emaar among biggest gainers, while banks push Abu Dhabi to higher close.

• Dubai stock exchange merger a possibility13 September 2009

  Top official says Dubai Financial Market and Nasdaq Dubai merger can be looked at.