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• Markets get week off to sluggish start11 May 2008

  Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and UAE indexes all fell as banks and developers drag on main indexes.

• Banks help Gulf markets finish week on high8 May 2008

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

• Saudi bourse sees sixth straight day of losses7 May 2008

  Banking stocks lead declines as investors book profits in stocks that rallied last month.

• Kuwait bourse sets fresh lifetime high6 May 2008

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

• Kuwait hits fresh all-time high in intraday trading4 May 2008

  Index climbs 1.14% to 14,923.20 points after hitting 14,923.30 during session.

• Stocks rebound, led by developers1 May 2008

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

• Market fall led by banking sector30 April 2008

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

• Saudi market hits two-month high 29 April 2008

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

• Increased lending boosts Dubai Islamic profit29 April 2008

  Bank sees Q1 profit rises 31% to $151.4mn, helped by lending to UAE's realty sector.

• Oman and Saudi pace Gulf market gains28 April 2008

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

• Oman continues record setting streak27 April 2008

  Muscat and the UAE benchmarks the only winners as profit taking weighs on other Gulf indexes.

• Qatari market continues near perfect record23 April 2008

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

• Oman's market posts second straight record21 April 2008

  Muscat's benchmark piles on gains while exchanges elsewhere in the Gulf rise slightly.

• Oman touches lifetime high20 April 2008

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

• Bumper earnings power markets to higher close16 April 2008

  All Gulf indexes end the day higher as confidence returns to markets.

• Saudi bourse sees fifth day of gains13 April 2008

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

• DFM income jumps as market recovers13 April 2008

  Dubai bourse sees Q1 operating revenues almost triple to $74.3mn due to increased trading volumes.

• Kuwait continues charge while Dubai struggles9 April 2008

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

• Kuwait index hits all-time high8 April 2008

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

• Gulf markets post mixed results7 April 2008

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

• Gulf markets get week off to strong start 6 April 2008

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

• Gulf markets follow global equity rally2 April 2008

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

• Markets claw back losses 1 April 2008

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

• Calm on horizon for Dubai market31 March 2008

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

• Gulf markets hit by fears of global slowdown30 March 2008

  Dubai posts worst loss in three months, Abu Dhabi and Saudi follow suit.