Saudi and Qatari stocks rebound while Egypt falls

This dossier follows Gulf and Egyptian stock-market sessions, indices and documented sector movements. It separates observed price changes from attributed interpretations of their drivers.

Last updated : 1 November 20264 key moments

West Bay, Doha, February 2026. Geographic archive illustration; it does not show the event described. — P. Hughes / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ — 4 février 2026, taille réduite.

Where things stand

On November 1, 2026, QNA reports Qatar's index up 1.21% in early trading to about 9,261 points. This is not a closing reading and does not reassess other markets.

1 November 2026Reported information

Qatar stocks gain 1.21% in early trading, QNA reports

The Qatar Stock Exchange index rises 1.21% in early trading on November 1, 2026, according to QNA as cited by Al Jazeera. The snapshot shows a gain of 110.40 points to about 9,261; this is not a closing reading.

West Bay, Doha, February 2026. Geographic archive illustration; it does not show the event described. — P. Hughes / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ — 4 février 2026, taille réduite.

All seven sectors are reported higher, led by industrials at 2.14%, followed by real estate at 1.39%.

At 10am in Doha, traded value reaches approximately QAR 174.8 million. These figures are an early-session snapshot and may change during trading.

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30 October 2026Reported information

Dubai and Abu Dhabi stocks close lower on 30 October

UAE equity markets fell on 30 October 2026: Dubai’s benchmark lost about 0.8% and Abu Dhabi’s about 0.1%. Arabic-language market records agree with the rounded changes reported by Reuters.

Dubai in November 2023. Archive illustration; this image does not depict the trading session. — EditQ / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — 1 novembre 2023 ; redimensionnement.

Al-Ittihad’s market record shows closing levels of 5,770.73 points for Dubai and 9,466.34 for Abu Dhabi, down 0.81% and 0.12% respectively. These figures concern Friday’s session, distinct from the steeper declines the previous day.

Reuters also reported a 1.6% fall in Dubai Financial Market shares after the company disclosed a 4.3% decline in quarterly net profit. The agency linked the cautious mood to corporate earnings and regional tensions; that explanation is its assessment of the session.

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28 October 2026Reported information

Gulf stocks: Riyadh and Doha rise as Abu Dhabi falls

Gulf markets ended the 28 October 2026 session mixed: Saudi Arabia's benchmark gained about 0.4% and Qatar's 0.7%, while Abu Dhabi fell 1.6%. Reuters and The Edge's market record agree on these main moves.

Archive view of Dubai, one of the markets in this review. The image contains no stock-market data. — CommunistSquared / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; vue d’archives, sans modification.

Dubai lost about 0.3% and Egypt's blue-chip index 1.6%. Riyadh's gain withstood a roughly 0.3% decline in Saudi Aramco; Reuters reports Saudi National Bank rose 0.7%.

The session took place amid energy and security risks. The Houthis had claimed a strike on Ras Tanura, with no immediate Saudi confirmation in Reuters' account. That claim and interpretations of investor sentiment do not establish damage to the refinery.

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26 October 2026Reported information

Saudi and Qatari stocks rebound while Egypt falls

Most major Gulf stock markets closed higher on 26 October 2026. Saudi Arabia’s benchmark gained about 3.4% and Qatar’s 2.8%, while Egypt’s blue-chip index fell 1.7%, according to closing figures reported by Reuters.

UAE flag in 2017, illustrating one country in this regional market review. Archive photograph without market data. — Ghania0007 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — 17 juin 2017 ; taille réduite.

Dubai rose 0.3% and Abu Dhabi 0.6%. Kuwait gained around 2% and Oman 1.1%, while Bahrain slipped about 0.2%. These are rounded daily changes, rather than annual returns.

Reuters linked the rebound to hopes of de-escalation surrounding the Tehran talks and buying after recent declines. That interpretation of market drivers does not establish that a diplomatic settlement was reached. Egypt’s contrasting performance shows the session was not uniformly positive across the region.

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