Recommendations

The CBK’s decision is in line with KFH’s board directives

7 May 10:53 AM Kuwait C. bank asks KFH to reassess AUB’s acquisition

Mubasher: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has received a letter from the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) on Tuesday, 5 May, requesting KFH to conduct a comprehensive reassessment of its acquisition of Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank (AUB). The reassessment …

Mergers and Acquisitions

The industrial sector stabilised

14 February 03:55 PM Bahrain Bourse rises 0.4% in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew in a week, with the commercial banking sector rose by 0.47%. The index went up by 6.53 points, or 0.39%, to reach 1,662.57 points. The commercial services sector increased by 0.41%, while the …

Trading Activities

The industrial sector fell 0.22%

7 February 05:22 PM Commercial banks weigh on Bahrain Bourse in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index declined by 1.59 points, or 0.1%, to 1,656.04 points in a week, dragged down by the commercial banking sector which shed 0.49%. The industrial sector fell 0.22%, while the investment and services …

Trading Activities

The industrial sector jumped 7.7%

1 February 07:00 PM Bahrain Bourse rises 3% in January 2020

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew by 47.45 points, or 2.94%, to reach 1,657.63 points in January 2020. Market capitalisation went by BHD 30 million to BHD 10.43 billion over the month, compared to BHD 10.13 billion a month …

Trading Activities

Trading volume reached 15.45 million shares

31 January 04:56 PM Investment boosts Bahrain Bourse in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew in a week, supported by the investment sector which added 0.52%. The general index went up by 4.29 points, or 0.26%, to 1,657.63 points during the week ended 30 January 2020. The industrial, …

Stock Evaluations

The industrial sector rose by 0.66%

24 January 03:50 PM Bahrain Bourse tacks on 2 pts in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew by 1.86 points, or 0.11%, to 1,653.33 points in a week. The industrial sector rose by 0.66%, while the services and banking sectors added 0.2% and 0.12%, respectively, while the investment sector …

Trading Activities

The industrial sector surged 4.14%

17 January 03:53 PM Bahrain Bourse gains over 42 pts in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew by 42.37 points, or 2.65%, to reach 1,639.7 points in a week, with the commercial banking sector rose by 4.19%. The industrial sector surged 4.14%, while the investment sector added 0.27% and the …

Trading Activities

The industrial sector stabilised

10 January 08:45 PM Bahrain Bourse closes 15 pts lower in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index declined by 14.72 points, or 0.91%, to 1,597.33 points in a week. The commercial banking sector levelled down by 1.28% and the investment sector lost 0.86%, while the services sector fell 0.13%, and the …

Stock Evaluations

The commercial banking sector added 0.84%

3 January 05:09 PM Bahrain Bourse tacks on 8 pts in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew by 8.05 points, or 0.5%, to hit 1,612.05 points in a week. The commercial banking sector added 0.84% and the services sector rose by 0.36%. The investment sector inched up 0.03% and the industrial …

Trading Activities

The general index levelled up by 83.23 pts in December

1 January 10:56 PM Commercial banks push up Bahrain Bourse in 2019

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew by 272.92 points, or 20.4%, to reach 1,610.18 points in 2019, pushed up by the commercial banking sector. Market capitalisation jumped 23.6% to BHD 10.13 billion ($26.7 billion) over the year, …

Trading Activities

The Saudi Stock Exchange will be open for trading on Wednesday

31 December 2019 03:42 PM Twelve Arab stock markets, excluding KSA, off on 1 January

Mubasher: Twelve Arab stock markets will close on Wednesday, 1 January 2020, on the occasion of the New Year holiday. The Gulf stock markets that will close on Wednesday include the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange …

Stock Evaluations

The banking sector added 2.23%

27 December 2019 04:40 PM Bahrain Bourse ends 20 pts higher in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew by 19.94 points, or 1.26%, to reach 1,604 points in a week. The banking sector added 2.23%, while the services sector inched up 0.05%. The services sector declined by 0.13% and the industrial …

Stock Evaluations

The commercial banking added 1.96%

20 December 2019 04:03 PM Bahrain Bourse rises 17 pts in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew by 16.65 points, or 1.06%, to reach 1,584.06 points in a week. The commercial banking added 1.96% and the investment sector gained 0.3%, while the services sector declined by 0.28%. Trading volume …

Trading Activities

The banking sector added 2.29%

13 December 2019 03:53 PM Bahrain Bourse rises 20 pts in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew by 20.1 points, or 1.3% week-on-week, to reach 1,567.41 points in a week. The banking sector added 2.29%, while the services sector gained 0.23. The industrial sector declined by 0.18% and the …

Stock Evaluations

The investment sector added 0.17%

6 December 2019 04:03 PM Bahrain Bourse rises over 20 pts in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew by 20.37 points, or 1.33%, to reach 1,547.31 points in a week. The investment sector added 0.17% and the services sector gained 0.66%, while the industrial sector stabilised. Trading volume …

Stock Evaluations

The banking sector added 0.49%

30 November 2019 08:10 PM Bahrain Bourse gains 4 pts in November

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew 3.68 points, or 0.24%, to 1,526.95 points in November. Market capitalisation increased to BHD 9.61 billion over the week, compared to BHD 9.58 billion in the previous week. The banking sector added …

Trading Activities

Trading volume declined to 24.6 million shares

30 November 2019 05:30 PM Commercial banks boost Bahrain Bourse in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew by 21.3 points, or 1.41%, to 1,526.95 points in a week, pushed up by commercial banking. Commercial banking, investment, and services went up by 2.22%, 1.01%, and 0.13%, respectively. The …

Trading Activities

The commercial banking sector added 0.28%

23 November 2019 11:29 PM Bahrain Bourse stabilises in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index inched up 0.68 points, or 0.05%, to 1,505.65 points in a week. The commercial banking sector added 0.28% and the investment sector declined by 0.42%. Both the industrial and services sectors remained …

Trading Activities

The commercial banking sector shed 1.43%

15 November 2019 04:40 PM Bahrain Bourse loses 13.4 pts in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index went down by 13.36 points, or 0.88%, to 1,504.97 points in a week. The commercial banking sector shed 1.43%, while the industrial and investment sectors decreased by 0.46% and 0.38%, respectively. The …

Stock Evaluations

The industrial sector added 0.46%

8 November 2019 04:43 PM Bahrain Bourse loses 5 pts in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index declined by 4.95 points, or 0.32%, to reach 1,518.33 points in a week. The commercial banking, services, and investment sectors went down by 0.54%, 0.27%, and 0.14%, respectively. The industrial sector …

Trading Activities

Market capitalisation reached BHD 9.6bn

1 November 2019 09:17 PM Bahrain Bourse gains 7 pts in October

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew by 6.74 points, or 0.4%, to 1,523.27 points in October, boosted by the banking and services sectors. Market capitalisation reached BHD 9.59 billion ($25.28 billion) at the end of October, compared …

Stock Evaluations

Liquidity amounted to BHD 4.51m

1 November 2019 04:26 PM Banks push down Bahrain Bourse in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index shed 3.16 points, or 0.21%, to 1,523.27 points in a week, pressured by the banking sector. The banking and the industrial sectors went down to 0.51% and 0.46%, respectively, while the investment sector …

Trading Activities

The industrial sector shed 2.08%

25 October 2019 04:57 PM Bahrain Bourse stabilises in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index ended the week near stability, reaching 1,526.44 points. The industrial and investment sectors shed 2.08% and 0.13%, respectively, while the commercial banks and services sectors grew by 0.17% each. …

Trading Activities

The services sector added 0.67%

19 October 2019 08:19 PM Services boosts Bahrain Bourse in week

Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s main index grew by 4.09 points, or 0.27%, to reach 1,527.12 points, supported by the services and investment sectors. The services sector added 0.67%, while the investment sector rose by 0.26% and the commercial …

Trading Activities

The platform will help enhance the market research experience

13 October 2019 09:50 AM Decypha Market Intelligence platform now launched in Arabic

Mubasher: In a way to make Saudi Arabia market analysis easier with, DirectFN has launched Decypha Market & Corporate Intelligence platform – Saudi version in Arabic language. All subscribers interested in accessing information and database …