Gold prices hit a new high of $2.635 per ounce on Tuesday morning trading hours, gaining more than 2.2% in the last few days trading sessions post-rate cut
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Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Arab stock markets valued at $4.268tn
Market capitalisation of Arab stock exchanges climbed by around $22bn in August
economic outlook
UAE assets: What are the world’s richest people investing in?
What unexpected investments are the world’s wealthiest pursuing amidst 2024’s economic uncertainties? Here is what UAE finance and wealth experts told Arabian Business
Investing
AI stocks surge as UAE retail investors shift away from Big Tech, Pharma
These trends underscore a broader shift in investor sentiment, prioritising future-oriented, high-growth sectors over established but currently less dynamic industries
Brandon Tepper
Do online trading platforms in the Middle East respond to the needs of an increasingly demanding retail investor base?
As financial literacy improves, especially among newer investors, their demands for more sophisticated information will also grow
finance
Harry Markowitz, pioneer of modern portfolio theory, dies at 95
The heart of Markowitz’s research was grounded in the basic relationship between risk and reward
Abdulla Salem Al Nuaimi
ADX and LuxSE collaborate to boost accessibility for investors in Europe and the Middle East
It forms a framework for cooperation between the institutions and facilitates dual listing of a broad range of financial instruments
Akshay Sardana
How behavioural biases affect investors’ decisions
Acting too conservatively, being over confident, making future decisions based on past failures, and following the herd – understanding these biases is key to investment success
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Abu Dhabi stock exchange: $4.2bn of major deals in 2023
10 bumper deals on Abu Dhabi exchange have seen more than $4.2bn of shares change hands so far this year
BP
UAE investors can’t get enough of these 5 UK stocks
UAE investors eye oil and gas stocks in the UK
India
India makes residents’ overseas investments in property, stock prohibitive with 20% tax on foreign remittances
Indians are among the largest overseas investors in real estate assets in Dubai
google trends
UAE named the fifth most stock-obsessed country in the world
A study of stock market-related Google Trends data shows the UAE to be ranked in the top-five behind Singapore, India, Canada and the United States
Commodities
How to inflation-proof your portfolio
An uncertain global economy requires certainty of investment focus
banking and finance
When is the right time to invest?
Trying to time the market is the ultimate losing game. If it was easy, we would all be millionaires and none of us would work anymore, says Diego Wuergler
Abu Dhabi
Foreign investments in UAE stocks hit over $4 billion since start of 2022
The volume of investments are a result of the UAE’s continued efforts to attract foreign investors, followed by the strong performance of listed companies
equities
Traversing the current market chaos: Benefits of seeing the glass as half full
As the equity markets ponder the possibility of a deeper and more protracted downtrend, Vijay Valecha, the chief investment officer of Century Financial, highlights key themes and opportunities that you can still tap into