Gulf markets end mixed as stocks ease over Doha US-Iran talks

Published June 30, 2026 Updated June 30, 2026 09:09pm

Many Gulf stock markets ended lower today after doubts over ⁠whether US-Iran talks in Doha will make any progress to end the four-month-old war, Al Jazeera reports.

Saudi Arabia’s ‌benchmark stock index has edged 0.1 per cent higher on Tuesday. Dubai’s main share index has dropped 0.6pc, with top lender Emirates NBD (ENBD) retreating 1.8pc.

In Abu Dhabi, the index has fallen 0.4pc. The Qatari index has ⁠eased 0.1pc, weighed down by a 2.2pc fall ⁠in the Gulf’s biggest lender, Qatar National Bank.

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