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Saudi Arabian Amiantit sells majority ownership to German trading firm
July 22, 2013--The Saudi Stock Exchange advanced 0.85% on Monday, closing at 7,806.03 points, the highest level since April 7 2009.
Sabic added 0.27% to reach SR93.75. Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. closed even at SR14.00. Earlier in the day, the producer of pipes and tanks said he Group sold its 70% ownership in Jos Hansen & Soehne, GmbH, a German trading company established in Hamburg, for an amount of 4m Euros (Approx. SR19.7m). "The disinvestment is motivated by the fact that neither the scope of activities of this company nor the geographical territories in which it operates are aligned with the core lines of business of the Amiantit Group," said the company in a filing to the Tadawul bourse.
Source: AME Info
Kuwait bourse shaves resistance at 8,000 points
July 22, 2013--The KSE market index added 47.82 points on Monday and closed at 8,036.18 points.
IFA Hotels and Resports gained the most (up 9.10%). National Bank of Kuwait ended flat. Hayat Communications posted the biggest drop (off 4.92%).
Source: AME Info
Doha Bank half-year profit rise lags behind GCC peers
July 22, 2013--The Qatar Exchange 20 Index advanced 1.17%, finishing at 9,652.67 points on Monday.
Doha Bank edged up 0.52% to hit QR48.10. The lender said ist net profit rose 1.1% in the first six months, amounting to QR748m. The result showed that the bank was able to perform "through any business cycle", said Doha Bank in a statement. Total assets increased by more than QR6.9bn, a growth of 13%. Earlier last month, CEO Raghavan Seetharaman said he plans to expand with Doha Bank to Hong Kong, India and Saudi Arabia in order to unlock growth potential abroad.
Source: AME Info
Dana Gas shares stabilise on restored Kurdistan operations
July 22, 2013--The ADX General Index added 0.20% to reach 3,864.91 points.
Dana Gas gained 0.62% to reach Dhs0.63. The Sharjah-based energy firm and its largest shareholder Crescent Petroleum announced the completion of the rebuild of the LPG loading and dispatch facilities at the Kor Mor LPG Plant in Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. "The LPG (liquified petroleum gas) production capacity of 900 tonnes per day has been fully restored." The reconstruction and upgrading of the loading facilities at a cost of $15m was carried out following an accident in 2012 by a third party tanker operator. National Bank of Umm al-Qaiwain or NBQ plummeted 9.10% to Dhs3.00. Earlier in the day, NBQ said its net income in the first six months was Dhs184.6m, up 16% year on year. The second quarter net profit increased by 11%, amounting to Dhs87.6m.
Source: AME Info
Dubai market upbeat about ENBD half-year results
July 22, 2013--A roller coaster trading session left the Dubai bourse index DFMGI 0.24% higher at 2,547.59 points on Monday.
Market breadth was negative as 13 shares advanced, while 17 declined. Emirates NBD, the 1st lender in the UAE and the 2nd in the GCC in relation to assets, was the stock of the day as it soared 6.02% to reach Dhs5.11. ENBD was it earned in H1 a group profit of Dhs1.808bn, a 40.37% increase over H1 2012. The lender improved interest, non-interest and Islamic income and repaid during the last 6 months Dhs1.3bn of subordinated debt and Dhs7.8bn to the ministry of finance (the latter was public support dating back to 2009 when during the financial crisis liquidity in the interbanking market dried up). DIB rose 1.15% to hit Dhs3.51. DIB said it appointed Dr. Adnan Chilwan CEO. Chilwan, formerly deputy CEO and chief of consumer and wholesale banking, replaces Abdullah Al-Hamli who is DIB's new managing director. 656.8m shares were traded, valued at Dhs1.03bn.
Source: AME Info
Sabic bucks market drop, Dar Al Arkan dips on sluggish H1 results
July 18, 2013--The Saudi Tadawul bourse fell 0.42% to 7,667.07 points on Thursday. Market bellwether Sabic halted a 3-day losing streak, gaining 0.27% to reach SR94.25.
Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development Co. declined by 0.49% to SR10.10. Earlier in the day, Dar Al Arkan said its net income for the half of 2013 dived 45.27% year on year to SR341.3m. The developer said "the decrease in net income is due to lower properties sales, particularly during Q2 2013 and the increase in marketing and admin expenses and finance costs and lower non-operative income due to negative change in SWAP valuation during 2013." For the second quarter the y-o-y decline was even more dramatic as Dar Al Arkan earned in this period SR103.7m, a drop of 66.67% compared to Q2 2012. This decrease was due to lower properties sales, "as in Q2 2012 properties sales was exceptionally high due to sale of land parcel to Sabic. Net income also impacted by lower gross margins which is attributable to the product mix sold and the geographical location," said the firm in a filing to the Tadawul bourse.
Source: AME Info
DP World finishes week on a high note
July 18, 2013--The FTSE NASDAQ Dubai UAE 20 Index closed 0.53% higher at 2,817.16 points on Thursday.
Dubai Ports (DP) World, the number three among global maritime port firms, added 0.31% to close at $16.30.
Source: AME Info
CBQ rises as lender seals majority purchase of Alternatifbank
July 18, 2013--The Qatar Exchange 20 Index added 0.81% to reach 9,549.87 points.
Commercial Bank of Qatar, the country's second lender finished Thursday trading 1% higher at QR72.10. Earlier in the day, CBQ said it completed its acquisition of a 70.84% shareholding in Alternatifbank A.S. ("ABank") in Turkey from Anadolu Endustri Holding A.S. ("Anadolu"). CBQ said it will launch a mandatory tender offer to acquire the 4.16% of ABank’s shares that remain in the public domain. Details of the tender offer will be announced in due course. "The transaction is based on two times book value at 30 June 2013, and expands CBQ’s international footprint to four regional markets. Anadolu will retain a 25% stake in ABank, in addition to board representation."
Source: AME Info
Trimmed H1 profit drags Sharjah Islamic Bank down
July 18, 2013--The Abu Dhabi market index ADX advanced 0.60% to reach 3,822.21 points on Thursday.
This was the index's 10th (!) rise in a row. RAK Bank gained the most (up 4.55% at Dhs6.90). Its rival Sharjah Islamic Bank, known as SIB, dived 2.60% to Dhs1.50. Earlier in the day, SIB said the net profit for the first six months amounted to Dhs134.7m, down from Dhs149.2m in the same period last year. Net operating income fell 9.3% to Dhs219.9m
Source: AME Info
Dubai market freezes week's advance
July 18, 2013--The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) General Index closed unchanged at 2,495.89 points on Thursday.
The gauge rose 4.34% over the week. Dubai Investments gained 2.86% today, closing at Dhs1.80. Dubai Investments has said it is reviving a sale of Islamic debt after an emerging-market rout forced it to delay the offer, Bloomberg has reported. On July 8, Standard & Poor's gave Dubai Investments Park Development a 'BB' rating, two levels below investment grade. "We were supposed to issue in May or June, but the cost of funding rose," said the firm's CEO, Khalid bin Kalban. "Now we'll come back to the market with a rating and a planned listing, and hopefully get a better profit rate." The wholly owned subsidiary plans to issue around $300m of five-year sukuk to help refinance debt and invest in an industrial park, Kalban said. "With the rating, we hope we can get the profit rate below 5%," he said. "There's still an appetite in the market for sukuk, so we are confident." Emaar slipped 0.34% to Dhs5.85. Some 437m shares were traded, valued at Dhs543m.
Source: AME Info
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