Middle East Stock Market Closing Report | Saudi Arabia's stock market fell 5.9% in February, Aramco dropped about 3.3%, Egypt's stock market rose over 3.2%

In February, the Saudi Stock Exchange All Share Index declined a total of 5.91%, closing at 10,709.04 points. It opened significantly lower on February 1 but remained above 11,000 points until February 18, then continued to decline since February 15. Saudi Aramco (ARAMCO.AB) fell by 3.26%, closing at 24.96 Saudi Riyals, showing an M-shaped trend overall, with a notable drop on February 26—closing down 3.03%. The Albilad South East Asia MSCI Hong Kong China Stock ETF listed in Saudi Arabia declined by 0.97%, closing at 12.29 Saudi Riyals. After falling to 11.80 Riyals on February 2, it rebounded continuously, reaching 12.70 Riyals on February 11. The Egyptian Exchange EGX 30 Index rose by 3.25%, closing at 49,212.83 points. It hit a new closing high of 52,308.32 points on February 15 and a new intraday high of 52,821.72 points on February 16. The Qatar Stock Exchange Index declined by 2.51%, closing at 11,055.18 points. The Kuwait Stock Exchange Supermarket Price Return Index increased by 0.50%, closing at 9,169.52 points. The Dubai Financial Market General Index declined by 1.06%, while the Abu Dhabi Securities Market General Index rose by 1.12%. The Istanbul Stock Exchange National 100 Index in Turkey fell by 0.87%, and the Istanbul Stock Exchange Banking Index rose by 1.34%. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange 35 Index in Israel increased by 1.95%.