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Source: AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAug.新蒲崗迷你倉 29--KUWAIT MARKET INDEX FALLS TO 4-MONTH LOW: The sellout continued in Kuwait City on Thursday, as the KSEMI fell by 75 points to 7,632.57, the lowest level since May this year. In contrast to the exchanges in Doha and Rirahd, the market sentiment in the northern Gulf state failed to recover from the 'Syria panic'. Shares of Kout Food Group gained the most (up 6.76 percent). Gulf North Africa Holding posted the largest downtick, finishing the "week to forget" 8.47 percent lower at KD0.054.DP WORLD SHARES NOT REWARDED FOR SEMI-ANNUAL RESULTS: The FTSE NASDAQ Dubai UAE 20 Index closed 0.30 percent lower at 2740.88 Thursday, representing a six-week low. Market bellwether Dubai Ports (DP) World closed unchanged at $15.50. Earlier in the day, the world's third biggest maritime port operator in relation to assets, said it earned in the first six months a profit attributable to the owners of the company of $264m, up from $242m in H1 2012 a 9.1 percent increase. The like-for-like profit (i. e. the profit adjusted for new or divested businesses) rose 26 percent year-on-year. While business in the Middle East, Africa, the Americas and Australia outperformed, DPW said "the slowdown in some of the emerging market economies has been well documented; particularly China and India, and this has had some impact on our Asia Pacific and India business." DP World said its headquarter port in Dubai-Jebel Ali added 1 million TEU (twenty-foot containers) capacity in Q2, while Embraport (Brazil) and London Gateway (UK) remained on track "to open later this year as scheduled." DP World shares showed resilience during this volatile week when investors fled Middle Eastern Markets due to fears the Syria crisis could escalate. While many UAE-listed blue chips hit multi-month lows DP World fell by 3.125 percent during the week.BARGAIN HUNTERS TAKE THEIR PICKS AT DOHA BOURSE: The Qatar Exchange (20) Index closed 0.75 percent higher at 9,619.04 points on the last trading day of the month as shares advanced across the board. Since Aug. 22, the gauge lost 4.8 percent due to fears that recent threats by the U. S. to attack Syria could escalate geopolitical tensions in the region. Shares of Qatar Gas Transport or Nakilat topped the charts by closing 8.37 percent higher at QR19.29. Cinema lost the most, finishing of 2 percent at QR49.10.TAQA HITS 1-YEAR LOW: The Abu Dhabi market index ADXGI lost for fourth consecutive day, closing 0.07 percent lower at 3,734.55 points. Trading action on Thursday saw more shares gaining (14) than losing (12), but sluggish blue chips weighed on the gauge. In the wake of this week's mini-crash, shares of Abu Dhabi National Energy, better known as Taqa, plummeted 4.76 percent to Dhs1.20, the lowest level since July 2012. The emirate's biggest developer Aldar, on the other hand, bounced back by 1.23 percent to reach Dhs2.46. 183m shares were traded, valued at Dhs400.3m.DUBAI MARKET FAILS TO JOIN REBOUND IN ASIA AND EUROPE: After an encouraging opening on Thursday, the DFM General Index quickly lost steam and fell 0.67 percent to 2,499.67 points, a 6-week low. However, market breadth ended in the neutral zone as 12 shares advanced and 12 declined. Equity indices in East Asia and in Europe, on the other hand, recovered slightly after U. S. president Barack Obama said a final decision to launch a bombing campaign on the Syrians had not been taken yet. At the DFM, Arabtec as the most liquid share dived 2.59 percent to Dhs2.26. Emaar slipped 0.70 percent to Dhs5.77. Gulf General Investment Company or GGICO gained the most, finishing 6.60 percent higher at Dhs0.549. Trading turnover fell by over 50 percent. Around 455m shares were traded, valued at Dhs585m. During the last week of August which was dominated by worries over an escalation in the Syria crisis, the Dubai market index lost 9 percent in value.EGYPT TO SPEND EGP10BN ON PUBLIC INVESTMENTS: Egyptian planning minister Ashraf al-Arabi has said the interim cabinet is set to discuss a plan to stimulate the economy over the next nine months, Ahram has reported. If approved, the plan would be implemented over a period of nine months, he said. It includes at least EGP10bn ($1.4bn) in additional government investment to stimulate the economy, al-Araby said.35.7 PERCENT OF SAUDI WOMEN UNEMPLOYED: The Saudi labour ministry has said that unemployment among Saudi women in the private sector increased by 2.3 percent in 2012 to 358,000, Arab News has reported. The rise was due to certain obstacles such as transportation and the lack of daycare centres and nurseries to take care of their children, said Amal Sheera, deputy chairperson of the Human Rights Committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). The unemployment rate for males stood at 6.1 percent in 2012, while increasing to 35.7 percent among females.EGYPT'S POPULATION REACHES 93M: According to Egypt's state statistics body CAPMAS, the country's population increased by one million between March and August 2013 to reach 85 million, Ahram has reported. An additional eight million Egyptians are living abroad, bringing the total to 93 million, the data showed.SAUDI EXCHANGE RECOVERS WHILE ROYAL TROOPS PUT ON FULL ALERT: The Riyadh-based Tadawul All-Share Index closed 0.37 percent higher at 7,751.32 points on Wednesday, in spite of a negative market breadth. Earlier in the day, the Saudi ministry of defense said the kingdom's armed forces were put on full alert after the U. S. indicated it would launch an aerial strike on Syria on Thursday. Saudi Arabia said it would endorse a U. S. led campaign, Arab News reported. A sharp spike in oil prices (up 4 percent at $112.18 per barrel, DME Oman crude futures) also fueled the rebound in Riyadh. Shares of Sabic, the world's biggest producer of petrochemical products, edged up by 1.59 percent to hit SR95.50. Allianz SF lost the most, finishing 8.82 percent lower at SR62.BAHRAIN BOURSE DIGESTS 'SYRIA SHOCK' AND REBOUNDS: As the sole GCC stock market measure on Wednesday as of 4.10pm), the Bahrain All-Share Index added 0.30 percent to reach 1,189.78 points. Islamic bank Ithmaar gained the most (up 4.26 percent), followed by National Bank of Bahrain (2.52 percent higher) and Aluminium Bahrain (up 0.90 percent). Bahrain Telecom or Batelco fell 0.60 percent, whole Islamic bank Al Salam Bahrain declined the most (down 6.32 percent).GCC MARKET CRASH ERASES DOHA BOURSE'S LATE-SUMMER GAINS: The Qatar Exchange 20 Index dived 2.29 percent to close at 9,547.73 points (the lowest level since July 27 2013) on Wednesday as shares lost acrmini storagess the board. Dlala Holding posted the biggest drop (off 8.05 percent), while General Insurance quit trading as a lonely gainer (up 1.18 percent). GCC stock markets dived between 4 percent to 10 percent in since the start of the week on increased worries the U. S. military threat against the government in Syria could escalate into a regional war.ABU DHABI BLUE CHIPS GET HAMMERED THE SECOND DAY STRAIGHT: The ADX General Index fell 2.22 percent to a six-week low at 3,737.24 points on Wednesday as regional war fears due to the U. S. sabre rattling in Syria continued to dominate the tape. The UAE capital's heavyweights Etisalat (down 1.29 percent), National Bank of Abu Dhabi (1.13 percent lower) and Aldar Properties (off 4.33 percent) were among the most liquid shares. Dana Gas dived to a two-month low, closing down 3.45 percent. Like at the Dubai Financial Market, three shares gained in Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Ship Building (up 11.21 percent), Arkan Building Materials (10.29 percent higher) and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (gaining 6.85 percent). Trading volumes surged to a multi-month high as 328m stock were traded, valued at Dhs621.3m.UAE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE EASES 'WAR PANIC' AT DUBAI MARKET: After falling by over 6 percent in early Wednesday trading, the DFM General Index performed a stunning turnaround and eventually closed "only" 1.30 percent lower at 2,516.48 points. Earlier in the day, Master Card said that based on its latest survey, consumers in the UAE were "more optimistic than ever before". According to the recently released 'MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence' the UAE consumer confidence has reached an unprecedented score of 94.7 points. On Tuesday, the DFMGI fell the most (off 7 percent) in the GCC amid rising fears the U. S. and the U. K. might launch a bombing campaign against Syria. It was the biggest intraday slump since the debt crisis in 2009 pushed the emirate to the brink of default At the DFM, shares of logistics giant Aramex (up 2 percent at Dhs2.55), the UAE's first lender Emirates NBD (up 1.66 percent at Dhs5.50) and Sharjah-based budget carrier Air Arabia (0.75 percent higher at Dhs1.35) were the three sole gainers. Emaar halted the sharp decline from yesterday and closed unchanged at Dhs5.70. Its rival Deyaar Development plummeted 6.75 percent to Dhs0.47. Ekttitab lost the most, down 9.81 percent at Dhs0.947. Three shares gained, 24 declined and four ended even. Some 920m stocks were traded, valued at Dhs1.2bn.BOARD APPOINTED FOR ABU DHABI'S NEW FINANCIAL FREE ZONE: The government of Abu Dhabi has named a chairman and the board for a new financial free zone it hopes will attract top global banks and financial firms when it launches in the fourth quarter, Reuters has reported. Ahmed Ali al-Sayegh, chairman of green energy firm Masdar, chief executive of state-owned Dolphin Energy and the deputy chairman of Abu Dhabi Media, was named chairman of the Global Marketplace Abu Dhabi (GMAD). The board includes Mohammed Darwish Mohamed al Khouri, a board member of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and executive director of internal equities at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds.FDI INFLOW TO EGYPT UP 417 percent IN JAN-MAR 2013: According to figures released by Egypt's central bank, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country surged 417 percent in the third quarter of the 2012/13 fiscal year (January 2013 to March 2013) to $1.07bn, compared with $193.3m in the previous quarter, Ahram has reported. Net FDI in the first nine months of the 2012/13 fiscal year, which began in July 2012, reached $1.3bn, the data showed.LEBANESE PRIVATE FIRMS TO GO ON STRIKE NEXT WEEK: The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Beirut has announced Lebanon's Economic Committees are set for a nationwide strike next week if a new government fails to materialise, The Daily Star has reported. "The economic bodies called for a strike [Sept. 4] Wednesday in case a government is not formed before next week," health of the chamber, Mohammad Choukeir, told the daily. The strike is set to include banks, malls, shops and other private businesses, Choukeir said.TADAWUL MARKET DIVES 4.12 PERCENT: The Tadawul All-Share Index closed at a 4-week low at 7,722.7 points on Tuesday amid worries a possible U. S. bombardment on Syrians could escalate into a regional all-out war. Only 2 shares gained, while 155 declined in value. Four shares closed at a limit-down. Sabic dived 2.33 percent to finish the most bearish day in the GCC since the Dubai debt crisis in 2009 at SR94.25.BAHRAIN BOURSE HITS ONE-MONTH LOW ON SYRIA ESCALATION FEARS: The Bahrain All-Share Index closed on Tuesday 1.23 percent lower at 1,186.28 points as two shares gained, while eight lost value. Bahrain Duty Free gained the most, trading 2.05 percent higher at the closing bell. Bahrain's oldest Islamic bank Al Baraka advanced 1.39 percent. Its rival Ithmaar Bank plummeted 9.62 percent. Islamic investment bank Gulf Finance House shed 7.41 percent. On Monday, rating agency Capital Intelligence (CI) concluded a rating exercise on the Bank and has accorded GFH a long‐term and short term corporate rating of BB‐and B respectively with a 'positive outlook'.QATAR EXCHANGE FALLS THE THIRD DAY STRAIGHT: As the only market in the GCC, the QE 20 Index fell on Tuesday less than yesterday, closing 1.28 percent lower at 9,771.41 points, a 2-week low. Doha Insurance lost the most (off 4.62 percent), while Al Ahli Bank posted the biggest gain (up 2.20 percent). Salam International gained 1.72 percent, Earlier in the day, Salam said two lands of the real estate investments available that were for sale were sold, "in addition to the land that we announced sold previously." Salam added that it achieved a net profit of QR48m out of the last sale deal. Thus, the gross net profit achieved from the sale of the previous land and last land mentioned above reached QR73m. Trading volumes surged to 12.8m shares, up from 9.1m on Monday.ABU DHABI BOURSE DIVES NEARLY 3 PERCENT: The ADX General Index dived 2.83 percent to 3,822.04 points on global worries over an escalation in the Syria crisis. Methaq Takaful (as the top losing share), Aldar Properties, Dana Gas, RAK Ceramics, and Eshraq Properties fell over 9 percent in value. Abu Dhabi National Insurance was one of three gaining shares and closed 3.57 percent higher at Dhs5.80. Some 250m shares were traded, valued at Dhs447m.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) Visit AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) at .ameinfo.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage