Saudi Arabia's stock market rose in early trade on Tuesday hitting its highest in nearly nine months on bets for an imminent end to U.S. interest rate hikes, while the Qatari bourse eased.
Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Tuesday on bets for an imminent end to U.S. interest rate hikes, although the Saudi index eased on volatile energy prices.
Major stock markets in the Gulf were subdued in early trade on Monday tracking oil prices lower, with the Dubai index on course to snap five sessions of gains.
The European Union could still lend Tunisia's battered economy 900 million euros ($1.0 billion), an EU official said on Monday, but further talks will be in the third quarter and depend on a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Monday, extending gains as investors ramped up their bets for an imminent end to U.S. interest rate hikes.