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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 : 5 key moments
West Bay, Doha, February 2026. Archive illustration; it does not show the trading session. — P. Hughes / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ — 4 février 2026, taille réduite.
Where things stand
On 1 November 2026, Qatar closed at 9,575.48 (+4.64%), while Riyadh and Cairo fell 0.84% and 1.72%. The closing assessment follows the early-session snapshot.
Reported 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.
Regional stocks: Doha gains 4.64% as Riyadh and Cairo fall
Qatar's index ended the 1 November 2026 session at 9,575.48 points, up 4.64%, while Saudi Arabia's index lost 0.84% and Egypt's EGX 30 fell 1.72%. These closing figures supersede the previously published early-session snapshot for the day's market assessment.
West Bay, Doha, February 2026. Archive illustration; it does not show the trading session. — P. Hughes / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ — 4 février 2026, taille réduite.
Qatar gained 424.30 points, according to Arabic-language market reports and The Edge's compilation. Riyadh's TASI closed at 9,838.28 points and Cairo's EGX 30 at 48,744.01.
The other Gulf markets covered also declined: Kuwait lost 0.80%, Oman 0.73% and Bahrain 0.60%. UAE exchanges are closed on Sundays. These changes measure one session; they are neither annual returns nor evidence that a diplomatic agreement has been reached.
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.
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.
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.
