Dubai led GCC equity markets in July 2025 with a 7.9% gain, pushing the Dubai Financial Market General Index’s year-to-date return to 19.4% which is the highest in the region. Meanwhile, the MSCI GCC Index (Morgan Stanley Capital International Gulf Cooperation Council Index) rose 2.2% for the month.
Elsewhere, Abu Dhabi’s FTSE ADX Index posted a 4.1% rise, marking its fourth consecutive monthly advance. Oman and Qatar also saw solid gains.
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain were the only markets to decline. The Saudi TASI Index fell 2.2% in July, bringing its year-to-date loss to 9.3% while Bahrain remained down 1.5%.
Gulf Economist Staff Writer