Kuwait Leads Drop in Mideast Stocks After Downgrade: Inside EM

  • Index falls as much as 4.7% after S&P cuts Kuwait rating
  • Stock markets in Qatar, Israel and Egypt also decline
Photographer: Kerem Uzel/Bloomberg
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Most Middle Eastern stock markets fell on Sunday, with Kuwait’s main index leading losses after S&P Global Ratings cutBloomberg Terminal the government’s credit rating last week.