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• Gulf exchanges rise after historic Obama victory5 November 2008

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

• Most Gulf markets in positive territory4 November 2008

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

• Saudi's exchange bucks Gulf trend by ending higher3 November 2008

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

• Gulf stocks make strong start to week2 November 2008

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

• Shuaa Capital shares suspended2 November 2008

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

• Dubai up but Abu Dhabi down on day on mixed fortunes30 October 2008

  UPDATE 2: Thursday trading is mostly positive on exchanges in Gulf region.

• Kuwait market falls amid Gulf Bank concerns29 October 2008

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

• Global concerns continue to weigh on Gulf markets28 October 2008

  UPDATE 5: Most markets extend losses with Dubai, Saudi bucking downtrend.

• Gulf stocks suffer further losses27 October 2008

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

• Gulf markets drop sharply on global fears26 October 2008

  UPDATE 4: Drop led by Qatar and Oman, with both main benchmarks shedding over 8%.

• Dubai Financial Market Q3 nearly doubles21 October 2008

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

• UAE cabinet eases rules on share buybacks13 October 2008

  Move designed to support share prices affected during global financial crisis.

• Gulf stock markets launch fightback13 October 2008

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

• Dubai bourse cuts stock move limit to 10%12 October 2008

  Dubai Financial Market takes decision as global crisis continues to cause volatility.

• Gulf markets slump again24 September 2008

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

• Gulf bourses extend decline23 September 2008

  Investors sceptical about US move to rescue collapsing financial system weigh on markets in Gulf.

• Investors issued short-selling warning21 September 2008

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

• Markets rebound after days of volatility17 September 2008

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

• Dubai Financial Market system crash halts trading16 September 2008

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

• Turmoil continues in Gulf markets16 September 2008

  UPDATE 6: Volatility continues with real estate and bank shares rebounding after early losses.

• Gulf markets pummelled by Wall St crisis15 September 2008

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

• Black day for Gulf markets as stocks nosedive 14 September 2008

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

• Five Gulf bourses close lower7 September 2008

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

• Gulf markets fall after pull-out4 September 2008

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

• Foreign investors pull Dubai stocks to fresh low 30 August 2008

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