UAE / MENA Daily Briefing

MENA bourses fall across the board as Iran war Hormuz disruption paradoxically hammers GCC equities — ADX -1.80%, Saudi -2.32%, Turkey -2.73%

Gulf down across the board — MSCI UAE -1.86%, Saudi -2.35%, Qatar -1.17%, Turkey -2.76% as global risk-off met the paradox of $100+ crude failing to lift petrodollar equities.

GCC markets slide — MSCI UAE -1.22%, Saudi -1.98% — as Iran war exposes refinery gaps; Hormuz disruption threatens UAE's AI hub ambitions while $1.4T US investment pipeline advances

UAE ADX +1.08%, Saudi +0.68% as OPEC maintains 1.2M bbl/day demand growth forecast — GCC equities decouple from global risk-off

MENA Equities Slide as Iran Strikes Kuwait and US Hits Near Hormuz; DAMAC Digital's 6,000MW Expansion Anchors Vision 2030 Upside

UAE -1% as Adnoc warns supply recovery may take a year; Saudi +1.3% diverges on oil above $94 and Vision 2030 capex

MSCI UAE -0.51% as Brent surges to $98 — GCC faces dual geopolitical calculus of higher oil revenue vs. escalating regional risk premium

iShares MSCI UAE -0.46% as Qatar and Turkey dragged the GCC complex lower — UAE 2025 GDP growth of 6.2% and non-oil GDP of 6.8% confirm the structural diversification story even as Gulf war repair costs threaten sovereign wealth fund deployment

MSCI UAE -0.51% to 19.53 as ZIM -2.89% leads MENA losses: UAE real GDP 6.2% in 2025 and non-oil GDP surge to $408.4B underpin Vision 2030-style diversification thesis.

UAE and Qatar markets slip as oil falls on Iran ceasefire progress; US Hormuz sanctions add cross-current complexity

UAE and GCC markets rally as Mubadala raises $2bn from GlobalFoundries, oil surges 4% on Iran strikes, and ceasefire limits tail risk

UAE ADX ETF leads GCC +1.11% as Mubadala raises $2B from GlobalFoundries — Kingdom Holding eyes SpaceX windfall at Nasdaq listing

Oil holds near $100/barrel after US strikes on Iran strain ceasefire; Hormuz shipping disruption lifts UAE land-route trade; Insilico Medicine plans ADX secondary listing in Abu Dhabi

DFM +1.1% on Iran peace trade, Core42 secures $550M AI infrastructure deal with HSBC; Qatar Q1 deficit hits $2.8B as revenues slide 24%

UAE ADX/DFM edge lower -0.63% as Turkey's 7.2% surge reorders GCC-EM risk hierarchy

GCC equity ETFs drift on Warsh's hawkish Fed debut while Turkey surges 7.2% and Iran war dents US economic confidence

UAE-OPEC exit to boost oil supply hits GCC equities as Warsh assumes Fed chair role and US economic confidence plummets

UAE markets edge up 0.42% as Eid travel demand surges 51% and China breaks ground on $5B UAE aviation complex

Hormuz Partial Opening Eases Oil Spike as Iran Coordinates 26 Vessel Passages; GCC Markets Weigh Fiscal Impact vs Stability Premium

UAE and Saudi markets advance as Gulf allies successfully persuade Trump to pause Iran military strike

GCC proxies bleed across the board as iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia sheds 0.60% to 38.30, Turkey worst at -2.16%

UAE ETF edges +0.37% as Gulf diverges — KSA slips 16bps while Turkey sheds 42bps on risk-off pressure

GCC ETFs bleed across the board on May 14, Saudi iShares worst regional performer at -0.41%

UAE ETF edges +0.21% to 19.04 as Saudi slips -0.41% and Turkey leads MENA losses at -1.14%