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31/12/2010 00:00 AST
Investors picked up real estate stocks in Dubai boosting the index yesterday but the bourse was the region’s worst performer in 2010 as the emirate’s debt woes and lack of liquidity continued to weigh on sentiment.
Qatar’s index was the Gulf Arab region’s best performer, gaining 24.5% in 2010, and its winning bid to host the 2022 football World Cup tournament buoyed the index further.
Dubai’s index ended down 10.1% on the year, with the more liquid stocks such as Emaar Properties and other property stocks underperforming the benchmark as recovery in the crucial real estate sector remains elusive. Abu Dhabi’s index was down 1.5% in 2010.
In Kuwait, the market was unable to extend recent gains and ended lower yesterday.
It ended the year down 0.6%.
Saudi Arabia, the largest Gulf market, was up 8.2% on the year while Oman’s bourse gained 5.9% in 2010.
Bahrain fell 2.1% in the year.
Analysts said that among the key themes to track in 2011 will be banks’ provisioning levels and loan growth, clarity on Dubai’s real estate sector, resolution of the impasse over mortgage lender Amlak, and Kuwait’s political woes.
Gulf Times
Ticker | Price | Volume |
---|---|---|
SABIC | 114.77 | 5,915,941 |
RIBL | 13.83 | 1,519,548 |
JARIR | 177.89 | 111,251 |
STC | 83.41 | 257,644 |
DARALARKAN | 13.47 | 74,648,349 |
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