Saudi, UAE Stocks Rise on Earnings, Iran Optimism: Inside EM
Apr 18 2021, 8:03 PM April 18 2021, 1:36 PM April 18 2021, 8:03 PM (Bloomberg) -- (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabian stocks led gains in the Gulf region as better-than-expected earnings fueled investor optimism and talks between Iran and the U.S. to end a years-long standoff progressed. The benchmark Tadawul gauge rose as much as 0.8% before closing up 0.6% for its third consecutive advance. Share indexes in Dubai, Israel and Egypt also climbed, while those in Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman fell. Bahrainâs index was little changed. The recovery in corporate earnings comes at a time when r...