Home Industry Finance Middle East Stock Markets To Close For Eid Holidays Bourses in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman will close for the whole week starting October 5. by Reuters October 1, 2014 Stock exchanges across the Middle East will close for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha next week, but some markets will reopen earlier than others. Bourses in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman will close for the whole week starting October 5 and trading will resume on October 12, according to exchanges and regulators. Stock exchanges in Bahrain and Egypt will be closed between October 5 and October 7 inclusive, while markets in the United Arab Emirates will shut down for October 5 and October 6. 0 Comments