Saudi Stocks Drop Most in Mideast as Fed Stirs Growth Concerns
- Tadawul All Share Index fell for 7th day to lowest since Aug.
- BGCC 200 premium over emerging markets dips to 5-month low
Saudi Arabian equities fell the most in the Arab world after the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged sparked concern over global growth and the price of oil capped its third week of losses.
The Tadawul All Share Index fell 1.4 percent to 7,365.98 at the close in Riyadh to the lowest in almost a month, marking a seventh day of losses. Banks made up four out of the top five contributors to the decline. Abu Dhabi’s ADX General Index advanced 0.6 percent. The Bloomberg GCC 200 Index, made up of the biggest and most liquid shares in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, slipped 0.6 percent. That sent the premium it commands over MSCI Inc.’s emerging markets index on a future price-to-earnings basis to the lowest in almost five months.