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QSE Intra-Day Movement
Qatar Commentary
The QSE Index fell 1.1% to close at 11,651.3. Losses were led by the Telecoms and Real
Estate indices, falling 2.7% and 2.5%, respectively. Top losers were Barwa Real Estate
Co. and Qatar Gen. Ins. & Reins. Co., falling 5.0% and 4.5%, respectively. Among the top
gainers, Qatar Insurance Co. rose 2.8%, while Gulf Warehousing Co. was up 2.5%.
GCC Commentary
Saudi Arabia: The TASI Index fell 3.2% to close at 8,807.2. Losses were led by the
Insurance and Building & Construction indices, falling 5.2% and 4.9%, respectively.
Knowledge Eco. City fell 9.9%, while Red Sea Housing Services Co. was down 9.8%.
Dubai: The DFM Index declined 0.9% to close at 4,104.1. The Services index declined
2.1%, while the Insurance index fell 1.8%. AMLAK declined 8.5%, while Al Salam Group
was down 4.8%.
Abu Dhabi: The ADX benchmark index fell 0.9% to close at 4,790.9. The Energy index
declined 2.7%, while the Real Estate index fell 2.2%. Methaq Takaful Insurance Co.
declined 9.5%, while Int. Fish Farming Holding Co. was down 8.6%.
Kuwait: The KSE Index declined 0.3% to close at 6,236.7. The Health Care index fell
1.9%, while the Consumer Goods index declined 0.9%. Mena Real Estate Co. fell 7.9%,
while Real Estate Trade Centers Co. was down 5.3%.
Oman: The MSM Index fell marginally to close at 6,555.3. The Services index declined
marginally, while the other indices ended in green. Dhofar Int. Dev. and Inv. Hold. fell
3.4%, while Al Madina Takaful was down 2.2%.
Bahrain: The BHB Index declined 0.1% to close at 1,330.4. The Industrial index fell
0.4%, while the Commercial Banks index was down 0.1%. Nass Corporation fell 1.2%,
while National Bank of Bahrain was down 0.7%.
QSE Top Gainers Close* 1D% Vol. ‘000 YTD%
Qatar Insurance Co. 101.00 2.8 29.2 28.2
Gulf Warehousing Co. 74.90 2.5 48.7 32.8
Zad Holding Co. 101.90 2.2 17.0 21.3
Qatar Oman Investment Co. 15.88 0.2 17.1 3.1
QSE Top Volume Trades Close* 1D% Vol. ‘000 YTD%
Masraf Al Rayan 44.00 (2.2) 709.0 (0.5)
Vodafone Qatar 15.08 (4.1) 603.7 (8.3)
Barwa Real Estate Co. 47.50 (5.0) 569.7 13.4
Ezdan Holding Group 17.26 (1.7) 257.4 15.7
Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Dev. 17.50 (2.8) 249.4 (4.1)
Market Indicators 02 Aug 15 30 Jul 15 %Chg.
Value Traded (QR mn) 183.0 193.8 (5.6)
Exch. Market Cap. (QR mn) 619,534.3 6,26,443.3 (1.1)
Volume (mn) 4.2 4.4 (4.5)
Number of Transactions 3,603 3,596 0.2
Companies Traded 42 41 2.4
Market Breadth 4:35 10:28 –
Market Indices Close 1D% WTD% YTD% TTM P/E
Total Return 18,110.21 (1.1) (1.1) (1.2) N/A
All Share Index 3,122.30 (1.1) (1.1) (0.9) 12.9
Banks 3,097.85 (0.8) (0.8) (3.3) 13.7
Industrials 3,708.61 (1.2) (1.2) (8.2) 13.0
Transportation 2,450.56 (0.3) (0.3) 5.7 12.6
Real Estate 2,633.55 (2.5) (2.5) 17.3 8.7
Insurance 4,832.08 1.2 1.2 22.1 22.4
Telecoms 1,073.77 (2.7) (2.7) (27.7) 28.3
Consumer 7,191.15 (1.7) (1.7) 4.1 28.0
Al Rayan Islamic Index 4,534.88 (1.7) (1.7) 10.6 13.2
GCC Top Gainers## Exchange Close# 1D% Vol. ‘000 YTD%
Comm. Bank of Kuwait Kuwait 0.63 5.0 163.4 0.0
IFA Hotels & Resorts Co. Kuwait 0.20 4.2 0.3 0.0
Qatar Insurance Co. Qatar 101.00 2.8 29.2 28.2
Gulf Warehousing Co. Qatar 74.90 2.5 48.7 32.8
Ahli United Bank Kuwait 0.56 1.8 100.5 (3.8)
GCC Top Losers## Exchange Close# 1D% Vol. ‘000 YTD%
Knowledge Eco. City Saudi Arabia 22.80 (9.9) 5,237.6 34.7
Med. & Gulf Ins. Saudi Arabia 38.90 (9.8) 177.2 (22.3)
Emaar Economic City Saudi Arabia 12.10 (9.7) 11,720.5 1.8
Dur Hospitality Co. Saudi Arabia 33.52 (9.5) 359.2 14.8
Astra Industrial Group Saudi Arabia 29.02 (9.1) 1,093.2 (0.6)
Source: Bloomberg (# in Local Currency) (## GCC Top gainers/losers derived from the Bloomberg GCC 200
Index comprising of the top 200 regional equities based on market capitalization and liquidity)
QSE Top Losers Close* 1D% Vol. ‘000 YTD%
Barwa Real Estate Co. 47.50 (5.0) 569.7 13.4
Qatar Gen. Ins. & Reins. Co. 53.00 (4.5) 4.5 3.3
Medicare Group 178.80 (4.2) 15.0 52.8
Vodafone Qatar 15.08 (4.1) 603.7 (8.3)
Islamic Holding Group 127.10 (3.9) 12.9 2.1
QSE Top Value Trades Close* 1D% Val. ‘000 YTD%
Masraf Al Rayan 44.00 (2.2) 31,455.6 (0.5)
Barwa Real Estate Co. 47.50 (5.0) 27,483.0 13.4
Qatar Fuel 162.00 (1.6) 14,183.6 (20.7)
Gulf International Services 68.60 (0.6) 12,793.9 (29.4)
Commercial Bank 53.90 (0.6) 9,608.3 (13.4)
Source: Bloomberg (* in QR)
Regional Indices Close 1D% WTD% MTD% YTD%
Exch. Val. Traded ($
mn)
Exchange Mkt. Cap.
($ mn)
P/E** P/B**
Dividend
Yield
Qatar* 11,651.26 (1.1) (1.1) (1.1) (5.2) 50.26 170,124.1 12.0 1.8 4.3
Dubai 4,104.09 (0.9) (0.9) (0.9) 8.7 114.06 105,019.8 12.2 1.4 6.3
Abu Dhabi 4,790.94 (0.9) (0.9) (0.9) 5.8 55.93 129,930.1 12.0 1.5 4.6
Saudi Arabia 8,807.24 (3.2) (3.2) (3.2) 5.7 1,356.02 522,881.6 18.6 2.1 3.0
Kuwait 6,236.72 (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (4.6) 32.04 96,248.0 15.3 1.0 4.3
Oman 6,555.32 (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) 3.3 5.86 25,621.4 9.9 1.6 4.0
Bahrain 1,330.38 (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (6.7) 0.19 20,807.6 8.5 0.9 5.3
Source: Bloomberg, Qatar Stock Exchange, Tadawul, Muscat Securities Exchange, Dubai Financial Market and Zawya (** TTM; * Value traded ($ mn) do not include special trades, if any)
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Qatar Market Commentary
 The QSE Index fell 1.1% to close at 11,651.3. The Telecoms and Real Estate
indices led the losses. The index fell on the back of selling pressure from
GCC shareholders despite buying support from Qatari and non-Qatari
shareholders.
 Barwa Real Estate Co. and Qatar Gen. Ins. & Reins. Co. were the top losers,
falling 5.0% and 4.5%, respectively. Among the top gainers, Qatar Insurance
Co. rose 2.8%, while Gulf Warehousing Co. was up 2.5%.
 Volume of shares traded on Sunday fell by 4.5% to 4.2mn from 4.4mn on
Thursday. Further, as compared to the 30-day moving average of 4.8mn,
volume for the day was 12.1% lower. Masraf Al Rayan and Vodafone Qatar
were the most active stocks, contributing 16.7% and 14.2% to the total
volume, respectively.
Source: Qatar Stock Exchange (* as a % of traded value)
Earnings and Global Economic Data
Earnings Releases
Company Market Currency
Revenue (mn)
2Q2015
% Change
YoY
Operating Profit
(mn) 2Q2015
% Change
YoY
Net Profit (mn)
2Q2015
% Change
YoY
Sanad Insurance &
Reinsurance Cooperative Co.
Saudi Arabia SAR -0.8 NA – – 3.7 NA
Amana Cooperative Insurance
Co.
Saudi Arabia SAR 125.4 15.4% – – 1.8 NA
Tihama Advertising & Public
Relations Co.
Saudi Arabia SAR – – -12.5 NA -11.5 NA
National Agriculture Marketing
Co. (Thimar)
Saudi Arabia SAR – – 0.9 -64.4% 2.5 -18.0%
Middle East Specialized Cables
Co.
Saudi Arabia SAR – – -7.7 NA -10.4 NA
Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co.
(SPMC)
Saudi Arabia SAR – – 5.8 -72.6% -3.4 NA
Saudi Cable Co. (SCC) Saudi Arabia SAR – – -17.4 NA 0.9 NA
Arabian Aramco Total Services
Co.
Saudi Arabia SAR – – 945.5 NA 748.7 NA
Solidarity Saudi Takaful Co.
(SSTC)
Saudi Arabia SAR 53.3 233.7% – – 7.3 NA
Etihad Etisalat Co. (Mobily) Saudi Arabia SAR – – -817.0 NA -900.9 NA
Wafrah for Industry and
Development Co.
Saudi Arabia SAR – – 0.8 -66.1% 0.5 -76.4%
Mohammad Al Mojil Group
(MMG)
Saudi Arabia SAR – – -78.2 NA -82.0 NA
Kingdom Holding Co. (KHC) Saudi Arabia SAR – – 353.7 -3.4% 238.3 12.6%
National Gas and
Industrialization Co.
Saudi Arabia SAR – – 39.1 19.1% 27.4 -28.2%
Emaar Properties Dubai AED 3,484.0 NA – – 1,179.0 NA
Unikai Foods Dubai AED 88.0 -7.2% 6.5 NA 6.7 NA
Agthia Group* Abu Dhabi AED 911.0 NA – – 125.0 NA
Bahrain Kuwait Insurance
Company (BKIC)*
Bahrain BHD – – – – 1.8 -30.8%
Mezzan Holding Co. Kuwait KD 51.6 NA – – 7.3 NA
Source: Company data, DFM, ADX, MSM (*1H2015 results)
Overall Activity Buy %* Sell %* Net (QR)
Qatari 65.99% 59.83% 11,258,796.07
GCC 5.91% 13.10% (13,158,403.91)
Non-Qatari 28.10% 27.06% 1,899,607.84

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News
Qatar
 AKHI’s bottom-line slumps in 2Q2015 on lower investment gains –
Al Khaleej Takaful Group’s (AKHI) net profit slumped 76.7% QoQ
(down 75.5% YoY) to QR5.7mn. The bottom-line contracted as
AKHI’s total investment & other income dropped 52.5% QoQ
(down 42.8% YoY) to QR16.7mn, which in-turn was primarily
impacted by a decline in net realized gain on sale of available-for-
sale investments from QR23.3mn in 1Q2015 to QR3.4mn in
2Q2015. The EPS amounted to QR0.22 in 2Q2015 versus QR0.96 in
1Q2015. (QSE, QNBFS Research)
 MDPS: Qatar PPI falls 36.2% YoY in May on lower crude & gas prices
– According to statistics released by the Ministry of Development
Planning and Statistics (MDPS), Qatar’s producer price index (PPI)
plunged 36.2% YoY in May 2015 led by a double-digit decline in
the prices for crude and natural gas as well as refined petroleum
products, basic metals and basic chemicals. However, the PPI for
the industrial sector – a measure of the average selling prices
received by domestic producers for their output – rose 3.2% MoM
on higher prices of crude, basic chemicals, refined petroleum
products and man-made fibers. The PPI for mining, which carries
the maximum weight of 77%, reported a 40.3% YoY plunge in May
2015 due to a 40.3% decline in the prices of crude petroleum and
natural gas, while stone, sand and clay prices firmed up 2.2%. On
the other hand, the mining sector PPI saw a 3.4% MoM surge in
May owing to a 3.4% rise in the price of crude petroleum and
natural gas even as stone, sand and clay prices fell 0.7%. The
manufacturing sector, which has a weight of 21% in the PPI
basket, reported a 25.5% YoY decline in May 2015, driven by a
31% plunge in the price of refined petroleum goods, 19.7% in
basic chemicals, 14.9% in basic metals and 0.1% in paper and
paper products. However, there was a 6.9% increase in the price of
dairy products, 5.9% in beverages, 5.3% in cement and other non-
metallic products, 3.1% in juices, 1% in other chemical products,
man-made fibers, 0.6% in rubber and plastic products and 0.5% in
grain mill and other products. The manufacturing sector PPI
witnessed a 2.9% MoM expansion on account of a 5.4% increase in
the price of basic chemicals, 2.9% in refined petroleum products,
1.3% in other chemical products, man-made fibers, 0.4% in
cement and other non-metallic products and 0.1% in grain mill
and other products. However, there was a 0.4% fall in the price of
rubber and plastic products, 0.3% in basic metals, 0.2% in dairy
products and 0.1% each in juices and beverages. The electricity
and water group PPI (2% weight) gained 2.3% YoY (-0.7% MoM)
in May. (Gulf-Times.com)
 Ashghal issues 11 tenders – A local Arabic daily Arrayah has
reported that the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has recently
issued 11 tenders to implement a number of infrastructure
projects, most of which pertain to roads and drainage networks.
Most of these projects are open to Qatari companies only. One of
the tenders, valued at QR3.5mn, pertains to the development of
roads in the northern parts of Qatar. Another tender (QR2.5mn) is
for a project that involves designing and creating key elements of a
drainage system. There is also a tender for a service contract to
check and clean sewage networks (QR2.45mn) as well as a
contract to design and create a system for treated sewage water
(QR2.5mn). Meanwhile, Ashghal has announced that four north-
bound lanes on a section of Al Shamal Road will be closed for four
months from August 5, 2015 to facilitate infrastructure works.
Traffic will be diverted to the opposite side of the road, which will
be divided into two lanes in each direction. (Gulf-Times.com)
 Al Daayen Municipality areas witness rapid urban expansion –
According to local Arabic daily Arrayah, areas falling under Al
Daayen Municipality have seen significant urban expansion in
recent times, with around 6% of Qataris living there. Director of
the Municipal Affairs Department at Al Daayen Municipality,
Mohamed Hassan al-Nuaimi stressed that the area is rapidly
becoming a major destination for inhabitants and municipal
services are being developed at a swift pace. Areas where new
plots of land have been given to Qataris have seen significant
construction works. According to the latest statistics, 1,017
requests for building permits were received in 2014 by the
development and building permits section. The section issued 703
building permits, 787 building completion certificates, 61
maintenance permits, 21 demolition permits, 49 temporary
licenses to manage projects and 20 permits for fencing works over
the same period. (Gulf-Times.com)
 QA in new code share pact with RJ – Royal Jordanian (RJ) has
further enhanced ties with oneworld partner Qatar Airways (QA)
by signing a new code share agreement that is set to further
expand travelling opportunities for the customers of both airlines.
The new agreement, which will be activated on August 6, 2015,
will benefit RJ passengers travelling between Amman and Doha on
both RJ and QA. (Gulf-Times.com)
 Qatar’s beIN signs three-year deal with Bundesliga – After securing
the Middle East and North Africa broadcast rights for Olympic
games between 2018 and 2024 from the International Olympic
Committee (IOC), Qatar’s beIN Media Group reached another
milestone by striking a deal with Bundesliga. The German League
and beIN Media Group have reached a global media rights
agreement beginning in the 2016-2017 season that will make the
Bundesliga available to “hundreds of millions” of fans across
MENA region, Europe, and Asia. The length of the contract is three
years. (Peninsula Qatar)
International
 Greek financial markets reopen after five weeks – Greek financial
markets reopened on Monday after a five-week suspension as
talks continue with creditors on austerity measures and reforms
required for a third bailout. According to the Finance Ministry,
local traders will be able to buy stocks, bonds, derivatives and
warrants under certain conditions. International investors would
not face any restrictions, as long as they were active in the markets
before they were shuttered in June. The resumption of trading
comes as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras negotiates conditions that
will be attached to an €86bn lifeline to see the country through the
next three years. An agreement is needed before a payment which
is due on bonds held by the European Central Bank on August 20,
2015. (Bloomberg)
 China car sales drop flashes yellow light for economy – Car sales in
China is falling, a symbol of steady deceleration in the economy. In
contrast, when the economy was booming, motorists became a
symbol of China’s new spending power. Voracious demand saw
China overtake the US as the world’s biggest car market in 2009,
spurring auto giants including Ford Motor and Volkswagen to
supercharge their production in the country. However, Ford now
sees a potential decline in auto sales in China for the first time in
17 years. Volkswagen suffered its first sales drop in a decade
during 1H2015. New car sales fell in June for the first time in more
than two years. Ford projects the market at as small as 23mn units
in 2015, as compared to 23.5mn vehicles sold in 2014. Hyundai
Motor has also said its deliveries have fallen. Since car demand is
often a timely indicator of consumer and business confidence, it
can capture economic trends before official data. The deterioration
comes at a time when President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang
want consumers and services to play a bigger role in driving the
economy as part of a shift away from debt-fueled investment and
exports. (Bloomberg)

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 Australia new home sales rebound in June – Sales of new homes in
Australia bounced in June after a dip in the previous month to hold
at near their highest level in at least five years. The Housing
Industry Association (HIA) said its survey of large volume builders
showed sales of new homes rose a seasonally adjusted 0.5% MoM
in June. Sales of detached homes rebounded by 1.7% in June to
offset a 2.9% decline in multi-units. Meanwhile, figures released by
property consultant CoreLogic showed dwelling prices across all
of Australia’s major cities surged 2.8% in July, on top of a 2.1%
jump in June. Annual growth in home values picked up to 11.1%,
from 9.8% in June. Australia is in the midst of a boom in home
building thanks to relatively rapid population growth and
historically low mortgage rates, after the Reserve Bank of Australia
(RBA) cut its rates to a record low of 2.0% in May. (Reuters)
Regional
 GCC’s $86bn infrastructure investments augur well for materials
handling – Multi-billion dollar investments in GCC commercial and
civil infrastructure projects are having a positive impact on the
materials handling sector, as the region's dedicated logistics and
warehousing trade show reaches full capacity ahead of its
September opening in Dubai. According to industry reports, the
Gulf region awarded infrastructure projects worth $86bn in 2014,
78% over 2013, with the increased investments fueling demand
for providers of logistics, transportation, materials handling, and
supply chain solutions. The upbeat sentiment is underlined by the
industry's biggest names exhibiting at Materials Handling Middle
East 2015, which has sold out all exhibition space, and will take
place during September 14-16, 2015 at the Dubai International
Convention & Exhibition Center. (Gulf-Base.com)
 Saudi electricity sector needs SR700bn investments over next 10
years – Deputy Minister For Water & Electricity and Chairman of
the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saleh bin Hussein Al-Awaji
said the Saudi electricity sector needs an estimated SR700bn
investment in the next 10 years, with a large percentage expected
from the private sector. He said that new plans were launched for
the establishment of companies provided with specialized staff to
design and implement projects in the electricity sector throughout
the Kingdom, adding that this national trend encouraged the SEC
to establish the SEC for Projects Development, an engineering
company wholly-owned by SEC. Al-Awaji added that projects in
the electricity sector and the labor market indicate that this new
company will only meet about 25% of SEC's needs, which gives an
indication of the magnitude of the Saudi market and the available
opportunities to other competitors. He said that other companies
are planned to be established, such as the independent electricity
production companies, in cooperation with the private sector,
confirming that there are other companies producing electricity,
such as Saudi Aramco and the General Establishment for Water
Desalination (GEWD), along with a number of private companies.
(Gulf-Base.com)
 HERFY opens 7 new stores during July 2015 – HERFY Food Services
Company has opened 7 new stores in various regions across the
Kingdom during July 2015, taking the total number of new HERFY
stores to 28, opened during January 1, 2015 to July 31, 2015. This
is part of the company’s expansion plan in the fast food sector with
its 283 units. (Gulf-Base.com)
 Tadawul publishes July 2015 trading statistics – According to the
Saudi Stock Exchange’s (Tadawul) trading statistics report
(Nationality & Investor Type), the total value of shares traded
reached SR84.14bn during July 2015, reflecting a decrease of
25.17% MoM. The value of shares traded by Saudi Arabia stood at
SR80.02bn (94.80%) for buying and SR80.19bn (95.00%) for
selling. The value of shares traded by GCC amounted to SR1.94bn
(2.30%) for buying and SR1.53bn (1.81%) for selling. The value of
shares traded by Foreigners (Resident, SWAP & QFI) reached
SR2.44bn (2.89%) for buying and SR2.69bn (3.19%) for selling.
(Tadawul)
 Saudi CMA lifts trading suspension of Mobily shares from August 3 –
The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) has lifted the trading
suspension of Etihad Etisalat Company’s (Mobily) shares starting
from August 3, 2015. (Tadawul)
 IMF: UAE economy to grow 3.2% in 2015 – According to the
International Monitory Fund (IMF), the average estimated
economic growth of the UAE was 3.6% in 2014, and is expected to
be 3.2% in 2015, among the highest in the area. Financially, the
IMF expects a retreat in the surplus of current account from 12.1%
of the GDP in 2014 to around 5.3% in 2015, due to the decline in
international oil prices. Further, the IMF expects inflation in the
UAE to average 2.1% in 2015 as compared to 2.3% in 2014. (Gulf-
Base.com)
 GFH signs restructuring agreement for Villamar project – GFH
Financial Group has informed its shareholders and markets that it
has recently signed a restructuring agreement toward the
remobilization of the Villamar Project, which is based in the
Bahrain Financial Harbour. Gulf Holding Company, the developer
of the Villamar Project, has inked the restructuring agreement
with Al Rajhi Bank as the original financiers of the project, GFH
Financial Group as the project's new financiers, and Al Hamad
Construction as the project's contractor. (DFM)
 Abu Dhabi GDP expands 5.8% in 1Q2015 – Chairman of the
Department of Economic Development (DED) Abu Dhabi, Ali Majid
Al-Mansouri said that the local economy of Abu Dhabi has
recorded new overall economic growth levels, by the end of 2014,
given the noticeable improvement in the non-oil sectors
performance, as figures show a real GDP growth of 5.8% in
1Q2015. Al-Mansouri clarified that the results of the development
indicators during 1Q2015 showed improvements in the levels of
trust among consumers and business establishments in reference
to the economic situation at the Emirate. He was speaking on the
occasion of release of the “Economic Performance of the Emirate of
Abu Dhabi Follow-Up Report” by the Economic Development
Department of Abu Dhabi. (GulfBase.com)
 CBRE: Residential rents rise 1% in Abu Dhabi – According to real
estate consultancy firm CBRE, average residential rents in Abu
Dhabi continued to remain stable with just over 1% increase in
2Q2015. It was the lowest quarterly rise in two years. However, in
annual terms, the rental growth still looks substantial at around
10%, reflecting the relative strength of the market during 2014.
According to the report, luxury apartment residences within
master planned communities remained in strong demand amid
relatively limited new supply. This equated to a 14% increase in
rent levels during the past year alone. (Gulf-Base.com)
 ENOC raises offer to acquire Dragon Oil – Emirates National Oil
Company (ENOC) increased its offer to buy Dragon Oil to 800
pence a share winning support from minority owners including
billionaire Paul Singer’s Elliott Advisors UK Ltd. that rejected
ENOC’s offer in June. ENOC said that Elliott and Baillie Gifford &
Company, which hold a combined 13.1% stake in Dragon Oil, have
accepted the new price. ENOC’s new offer is unconditional and
final. ENOC had offered to buy the 46% of Dragon Oil it did not
own for 750 pence a share, or £1.7bn on June 15, 2015.
(Bloomberg)
 CI affirms Oman ratings – International credit rating agency,
Capital Intelligence (CI) has affirmed Oman’s long-term foreign
currency and local currency ratings of ‘A’ and its short-term
foreign and local currency rating at ‘A1’. The outlook for Oman’s
ratings remains at stable. The rating agency in February 2015 had
said that the economy is expected to continue its steady growth

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averaging 3.5% during 2015-16, driven by growth in the non-
hydrocarbon sectors and supported by Gulf Cooperation Council
(GCC) funded infrastructure projects. (Gulf-Base.com)
 ONEIC awards OMR4mn meter reading & billing collection contract
– Oman National Engineering & Investment Company (ONEIC) has
been awarded a contract of meter reading & billing collection in all
provinces except Muscat. The contract, worth OMR4mn, is for a
period of eleven months. (MSM)
 Tamkeen signs agreement with Ithmaar Bank for finance scheme
portfolio – Tamkeen and Ithmaar Bank have signed an agreement
to add BHD10mn to their joint enterprise finance scheme
portfolio. Tamkeen Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Shaikh
Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa said that the company seeks to
help enterprises achieve their developmental goals and provide
them with expansion and growth opportunities through its various
programs. This includes financing solutions that make it easier for
these enterprises to succeed in their ventures and projects. With
the signing of this agreement, the total financing offered through
Tamkeen’s finance scheme in cooperation with partner banks
reached BHD372.5mn. More than 6,000 enterprises have benefited
from the program. (Gulf-Base.com)
 Batelco launches online portal for enterprise customers – Bahrain
Telecommunication Company (Batelco) has launched an online
portal for the enterprise sector. This functionality is the latest
addition to the already established Batelco eServices, which allows
corporate customers to log in to the portal by inputting their
Commercial Registration (CR) number. (Bahrain Bourse)

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Rebased Performance Daily Index Performance
Source: Bloomberg Source: Bloomberg
Source: Bloomberg Source: Bloomberg (*$ adjusted returns)
80.0
100.0
120.0
140.0
160.0
180.0
Jul-11 Jul-12 Jul-13 Jul-14 Jul-15
QSE Index S&P Pan Arab S&P GCC
(3.2%)
(1.1%)
(0.3%) (0.1%) (0.0%)
(0.9%) (0.9%)
(4.0%)
(3.0%)
(2.0%)
(1.0%)
0.0%
SaudiArabia
Qatar
Kuwait
Bahrain
Oman
AbuDhabi
Dubai
Asset/Currency Performance Close ($) 1D% WTD% YTD% Global Indices Performance Close 1D%* WTD%* YTD%*
Gold/Ounce 1,095.82 0.7 (0.3) (7.5) MSCI World Index 1,765.60 0.3 1.2 3.3
Silver/Ounce 14.78 0.2 0.6 (5.9) DJ Industrial 17,689.86 (0.3) 0.7 (0.7)
Crude Oil (Brent)/Barrel (FM
Future)
52.21 (2.1) (4.4) (8.9) S&P 500 2,103.84 (0.2) 1.2 2.2
Crude Oil (WTI)/Barrel (FM
Future)
47.12 (2.9) (2.1) (11.5) NASDAQ 100 5,128.28 (0.0) 0.8 8.3
Natural Gas (Henry
Hub)/MMBtu
2.77 (2.8) (1.7) (7.6) STOXX 600 396.37 0.9 0.7 5.2
LPG Propane (Arab Gulf)/Ton 37.75 (2.6) (9.3) (23.0) DAX 11,308.99 1.3 (0.1) 4.4
LPG Butane (Arab Gulf)/Ton 50.38 (1.9) (5.4) (23.1) FTSE 100 6,696.28 0.7 2.5 2.3
Euro 1.10 0.5 0.0 (9.2) CAC 40 5,082.61 1.5 0.7 8.2
Yen 123.89 (0.2) 0.1 3.4 Nikkei 20,585.24 0.6 0.0 13.7
GBP 1.56 0.1 0.7 0.3 MSCI EM 901.68 0.9 (1.0) (5.7)
CHF 1.03 0.3 (0.3) 2.9 SHANGHAI SE Composite 3,663.73 (1.1) (10.0) 13.2
AUD 0.73 0.2 0.4 (10.6) HANG SENG 24,636.28 0.6 (2.0) 4.4
USD Index 97.34 (0.2) 0.1 7.8 BSE SENSEX 28,114.56 1.7 0.2 1.0
RUB 61.71 3.3 5.3 1.6 Bovespa 50,864.77 0.4 0.9 (21.3)
BRL 0.29 (1.4) (2.0) (22.5) RTS 858.82 (1.0) (0.0) 8.6
139.4
121.4
116.7