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• Banks lead Qatar to highest close in two weeks11 June 2008

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

• Qatar up again, Oman back to winning ways10 June 2008

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

• Qatar makes it five gains in a row9 June 2008

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

• Qatar continues sparkling run of form8 June 2008

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

• Three-quarters of Qataris prefer stock market investment1 June 2008

  Poll in newspaper Al-Watan shows 74% prefer putting their money in the bourse.

• Oman drops for second straight day27 May 2008

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

• Kuwait contines bullish run26 May 2008

  Main index piles on gains for fifth straight day, with Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Qatar also closing higher.

• Oman posts consecutive records25 May 2008

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

• Banks drag Saudi market lower24 May 2008

  Main index ends lower for second consecutive session as lenders Samba and Saudi Fransi drop.

• Qatar continues bull run, paces Gulf markets20 May 2008

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

• Qatar continues to lead Gulf markets19 May 2008

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

• Smaller Gulf markets set pace18 May 2008

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

• Gulf shares end down on profit taking15 May 2008

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

• Oman, Qatar hit fresh highs as other markets decline13 May 2008

  Oman ends day above 11,400 points for first time, while Qatar touches 28-month high.

• Banks recover losses to drive markets higher12 May 2008

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

• 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.

• 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.