Middle East Stock Market Closing Report | Saudi Aramco closes up over 1.6%, Qatar stock market falls about 4.3%

Saudi Aramco closed up 1.63%, at 26.22 Saudi Riyals, bringing the cumulative gain over the past two trading days to 5.05%. The Albilad Southern Dongying MSCI Hong Kong China Stock ETF listed in Saudi Arabia closed down 0.33%, at 12.04 Saudi Riyals. The Qatar Stock Exchange Index closed down 4.29%, the Kuwait Stock Exchange Supermarket Price Return Index closed down 1.85%, and the Egypt Stock Exchange EGX 30 Index closed down 0.61%. Dubai and Abu Dhabi were closed for trading. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange 35 Index in Israel closed up 4.61%, at 4318.50 points, breaking the historical closing high of 4243.47 points set on February 23. Among the constituent stocks, Delek Drilling, YH Dimri Construction & Development, Navitas Petroleum Lp., Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd., and Next Vision Stabilized Systems led the gains with increases ranging from 11.87% to 10.11%, while only two constituent stocks closed down.