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Top 50 Market Movers

ArabianBusiness.com ranks the biggest share movers in the first half of 2008 and profiles the publicly-traded companies that have been producing some of the largest gains anywhere in the world this year.


The figures quoted in the chart are kept up to date dynamically pulling from a live markets feed.


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All prices are in USD.

# COMPANY COUNTRY INDUSTRY % INCREASE MARKET CAP SHARE PRICE
1International Fish Farming CompanyUAEFishing and Seafood364.00394.83
Million		7.90
2Vending Network CompanyKuwaitRestaurants and Cafes212.09257.92
Million		1.72
3AREF Energy Holding CompanyKuwaitSchools and Nursery186.54621.88
Million		0.83
4Gulf Medical Projects CompanyUAEHospitals and Clinics176.72555.48
Million		1.11
5Hits Telecom Holding CompanyKuwaitTelecommunication Services80.601.19 Billion1.25
6Ezdan Real Estate CompanyQatarLandlord and Developers78.862.76 Billion6.04
7Mena HoldingKuwaitBuilding Contractors73.08165.27
Million		1.65
8Gulf Rocks Company - KuwaitKuwaitCement69.64131.66
Million		1.74
9National Bank of FujairahUAEAsset Management57.892.25 Billion2.04
10Abu Dhabi National Takaful CompanyUAEInsurance Companies56.76142.14
Million		2.37
11Jordan Phosphate Mines CompanyJordanNonmetallic Minerals53.121.95 Billion25.97
12Mannai CorporationQatarMulti-line50.00593.41
Million		41.21
13Gulf General Investment CompanyUAEInvestment Companies47.901.91 Billion1.77
14Union Insurance CompanyUAEInsurance Companies47.05351.44
Million		1.06
15Gulf Hotels Company OmanHotel Management45.13100.96
Million		29.45
16Bank of Beirut - LebanonLebanonAsset Management43.53459.47
Million		18.30
17Arkan Building Materials CompanyUAEBuilding Materials42.182.55 Billion1.46
18Oman Insurance CompanyUAEInsurance Companies38.291.09 Billion2.86
19National General Insurance CompanyUAEInsurance Companies37.64321.15
Million		2.64
20Arab Real Estate Development CompanyJordanLandlord and Developers37.06151.98
Million		3.80
21National Hotels CompanyBahrainHotel Management36.55105.07
Million		1.05
22Gulf Insurance CompanyKuwaitInsurance Companies35.88479.27
Million		2.83
23Methaq Islamic Insurance Company UAEInsurance Companies34.84134.38
Million		0.90
24United Arab BankUAECommercial Banks33.331.72 Billion2.16
25Fujairah Cement Industries CompanyUAECement31.51448.27
Million		1.45
26Qatar General Insurance and ReinsuranceQatarInsurance Companies30.56505.88
Million		24.73
27Al Enma'a Real Estate CompanyKuwaitLandlord and Developers27.78362.08
Million		0.84
28Pearl of Kuwait Real Estate Company KuwaitLandlord and Developers27.43216.05
Million		0.86
29The Investors and Eastern Arab for Industrial and Real Estate Investments JordanInvestment Companies25.58160.17
Million		5.34
30Al Wathba National Insurance CompanyUAEInsurance Companies25.13305.84
Million		2.55
31Shamil BankBahrainAsset Management25.00644.00
Million		0.70
32HumanSoft Holding Company - KuwaitKuwaitTraining Institutes23.53132.03
Million		1.16
33Contracting and Marine Services CompanyKuwaitMarine and Seaport Services22.63429.18
Million		2.38
34Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Company UAEInsurance Companies22.04113.98
Million		0.81
35Shell Oman Marketing CompanyOmanDistribution and Marketing21.88506.63
Million		5.07
36The Housing Bank for Trade and FinanceJordanAsset Management20.673.10 Billion12.29
37Sharjah Insurance CompanyUAEInsurance Companies20.19212.73
Million		1.70
38Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company - UAEUAEInsurance Companies19.53781.14
Million		2.08
39Jordan Projects for Tourism DevelopmentJordanHotel Management18.52199.21
Million		9.27
40Oman and Emirates Investment Holding CompanyOmanInvestment Companies17.79129.82
Million		0.81
41Oman Oil Marketing Company OmanDistribution and Marketing17.78200.92
Million		3.12
42Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing Company OmanDistribution and Marketing15.87242.01
Million		35.07
43International Investment GroupKuwaitAsset Management14.89105.56
Million		1.18
44National Industries Group HoldingKuwaitMulti-line14.712.28 Billion4.73
45MashreqUAEAsset Management13.9610.76 Billion73.52
46Aerated Concrete Industries Company KuwaitBuilding Materials13.27375.47
Million		1.87
47Albaraka Banking GroupBahrainCommercial Banks12.521.75 Billion2.51
48TAIB Bank BahrainAsset Management11.97306.75
Million		2.73
49Gulf Hotels GroupBahrainHotel Management11.39174.03
Million		1.27
50Specialized Investment Compounds CompanyJordanFree Trade Zones and Industrial Parks10.38173.92
Million		6.75

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