Dubai Stocks Fall in Mixed Trading; Kuwait Retreats: Inside EM
- Main equity gauge in Kuwait finishes 1.1% lower on Sunday
- Benchmarks in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Israel trade higher
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Stocks in Dubai dropped the most in a week amid mixed share trading across the Middle East and Gulf region.
The DFM General Index retreated as much as 2.7% before ending 1.1% lower while the main gauge in Qatar advanced 1.2%. Kuwaiti stocks dropped for a second day, also finishing 1.1% lower, after the country imposed a 20-day full curfew as it recorded 641 new Covid-19 cases Friday, its biggest daily increase.