The Gulf region has seen a decline in most of its stock markets, with the exception of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. In the UAE, the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange index rose by 0.31% to 9,087.83 points, with trading of 938.28 million dirhams, while the Dubai Securities Exchange index rose by 0.15% to 4,063.25 points with trading of 418.90 million dirhams.

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) main market index fell by 0.45% to 11,606.09 points, with trading of 315.31 million shares worth 6.3 billion riyals. The general market index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange fell by 0.08% to 6937.13 points, with traded shares reaching 120.19 million through 11239 cash transactions worth