Stock News: Dubai Posts Biggest Drop In Six Years As Oil Slides

The Dubai index sank 7.4 per cent to 3,595 points and hitting its lowest level since January.

Dubai Shares Head For Lowest Since January As OPEC Cuts Forecast

Equity markets worldwide tumbled after the 12-member OPEC yesterday cut its forecast for demand next year to the lowest level in 12 years.

Dubai State Fund ICD To Up Dubai Aerospace Stake In Latest Asset Shuffle

ICD is already the majority shareholder of DAE, holding 55 per cent.

Dubai Parks And Resorts Tumbles On Bourse Debut As Oil Prices Drop

The company building Dubai’s mega theme park complex saw its share prices fall nine per cent on Wednesday.

Abu Dhabi Financial Zone Prepares To Receive Licence Applications

The launch of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) comes as the emirate seeks to diversify its economy away from oil and gas.

Qatari Bid For Canary Wharf Owner Songbird Wins More Support

EMS Capital, which holds 3.2 per cent of Songbird’s free float said in a letter to the bidders that it intended to accept the latest offer.

Shares In Dubai Parks And Resorts Open Well Below IPO Price

The drop was a fresh sign of a collapse of sentiment among retail investors in Dubai, who have dumped stocks as oil prices have hit five-year lows.

Kuwait’s Investment Dar Eyes Second Debt-For-Assets Deal By March

The firm said on November 18 that it had received the backing of a “significant majority of investors” for the proposal.

UAE’s Mulk Holdings Invests $40m In Nigeria’s Shopping Centre

The duty free shopping centre, situated in Lagos, is scheduled to be completed by 2016.

UAE To Activate $5.7bn China Currency Swap Soon

The agreement has been designed to facilitate two-way trade and investment.

Dubai Stock Index Ends Down 3.5%, Well Off July Low

The sell-off in Dubai and across the region came after the price of Brent crude hit a new five-year low of $65.33 per barrel.

Dur Hospitality To Tap Bank Loans As Riyadh Developer Expands

Dur Hospitality has been expanding across Saudi Arabia as the local economy picks up pace.

Ferrari World Developer Gets Debt Help From Moody’s

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties plans to extend maturities on its obligations, its chief financial officer Greg Fewer said.

UAE Forex Peg Here To Stay -Central Bank Official

UAE central bank official Saif al-Shamsi said that the Emirates will continue with its currency peg to the US dollar.

UAE Central Bank Studying New Rules For Bank Lending Against Shares

The UAE has been looking to tighten regulations of its bourses ever since a steep fall in stock market earlier this year.

Stock News: Dubai Plunges 4.2% As Oil Hits New Low

The main Dubai index drop almost neared its July low as panicky retail investors began selling off.

UAE’s Bank of Sharjah Plans To Refinance $200m Loan In Q1 2015

The bank is yet to decide whether to raise the amount to $250 million and whether to extend the tenor on the new facility to three or four years.

Saudi Arabia Appoints Eight Ministers In Pre-Budget Reshuffle

The decree said the reshuffle was in preparation for the Kingdom’s 2015 budget, which is expected to be announced late this month.

Stock News: Dubai Leads Losses As Oil Drags Gulf Down

Brent crude oil fell more than $2 a barrel on Monday to a new five-year low.

Dubai Parks And Resorts says Dhs2.5bn IPO Many Times Oversubscribed

Dubai Parks and Resorts will list its shares on the Dubai Financial Market on Wednesday.

Madison Backs Qatari Bid For Canary Wharf Owner Songbird

The hostile move followed Songbird’s rejection of an initial $3.43 billion approach.

Stock News: Gulf Markets Mixed, Oman Steadies

Dubai’s stock index edged down 0.5 per cent as most stocks declined in low-volume trading and heavyweight Emaar Properties fell 1.1 per cent.

Dubai’s Shuaa Says Chairman Sheikh Maktoum To Step Down In Feb 2015

Sheikh Maktoum led the financial services firm for the last three years and helped turn it profitable again.

Bahrain’s BMI Bank Says CEO Hazeem Resigns For Personal Reasons

Jamal al-Hazeem departure was “mutual and amicable” from the role he took up in 2010, the bank said.

UAE’s Money Exchange Industry Faces Shake Out As Costs Rise

A total of $18 billion was remitted abroad from the UAE in 2013, mostly through the estimated 120 exchange firms.

Saudi’s Tasnee Signs $480m Deal To Raise Cristal Unit Stake

The transaction is in line with the company’s strategy to maximise its stakes in its subsidiaries, a statement said.

Dubai Confident Of Project Funding Despite Oil Plunge -Finance Chief

The government has enough headroom to fund its developmental projects through a healthy debt-equity mix, director-general of Dubai’s department of finance said.

Oman Cement Firms Say Gov’t To Double Gas Prices From Jan 1

Cement firms in Oman have also warned that the price rise will lead to an increase in their production costs.

Canary Wharf Owner Rebuffs New $4bn Bid From Qatar

Songbird Estates said the 350 pence per share offer from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Brookfield Property Partners LP did not reflect the full value of the company.

Stock News: Gulf Markets Upbeat As Oil Prices Rise

Brent crude was up 0.3 per cent at $70.10 a barrel at 0840 GMT.