(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia’s main stock index dropped for a third day, finishing below a mark it has held since December, as the coronavirus reduces demand for oil.
The Tadawul index fell 1.3%, the most among major gauges in the Middle East and below its 100-day moving average for the first time this year. State oil producer Saudi Aramco retreated as much as 1.8% during the session, but recovered near the close to finish higher.
Banking and materials stocks pressured the gauge after oil declined for a fifth straight week last week, with Russia yet to back Saudi Arabian calls for OPEC+ to cut production. Investors also reacted negatively to the U.S. Federal Reserve saying the virus posed a threat to global markets.
“Aramco has direct implications with Chinese oil demand, both in price and volume terms,” said Vrajesh Bhandari, the senior portfolio manager at Al Mal Capital in Dubai.
The shares have still performed well relative to crude prices, he said. While Brent has slumped 17% this year, Aramco is down 3.4%.
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Saudi Arabia’s non-oil growth rate in the third quarter was the highest in five years and momentum continued in the fourth quarter, said Bloomberg Economic’s Ziad Daoud. Still, he said, “two headwinds could derail this recovery: public spending cuts, and a reduction to oil output in response to the spread of the coronavirus.”
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MIDDLE EASTERN MARKETS
The Tadawul All Share Index extended losses in the past three sessions to 2.3%Decline on Sunday: Al Rajhi Bank -1.7%; Aramco -1.2%; Sabic -2.6%; National Commercial Bank -1.7%; Banque Saudi Fransi -2.4%After trading during most part of the session in the negative territory, Aramco reversed losses in the final 30 minutes to rise 2%“In the broader Saudi market, we are clearly seeing a shift into strong midcap ideas,” Al Mal Capital’s Bhandari saysHe highlights flows into consumer, healthcare, insurance and industrial stocks at the expense of banks, petchems and telecoms, “the three heavyweight sectors”Benchmarks in Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Israel fall as much as 0.8% as of 2:25pm in Tel Aviv, while those in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Egypt climb as much as 0.2%Qatar National Bank rises 0.3% in Doha, trimming loss this year to 1%The lender’s 2020 credit growth “is intact, with a loan book worth about 70% of Qatar’s estimated 2019 GDP after taking smaller banks’ share,” Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Edmond Christou writes in a note. “Yet, it needs a sustained private-sector shift.”READ: QNB’s Strong Loan-Growth Trajectory Has Maturity Mismatch FocusDXB Entertainments advances 5%, the most in Dubai, after posting positive adjusted EBITDA in 4Q; that compares to negative figures for the same period in the two previous yearsEarnings in the region:DFM Full Full Year Profit Misses Lowest EstimateEmaar Malls Full Year Net Income 1.3% Below EstimatesDXB Entertainments Posts Another FY Loss; Sees Profit in 1Q, 4QUnited Intl Transport Full-Year Profit Meets EstimatesAhli United Bank FY Profit $730.5m vs $697.5m
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