US President Biden made the announcement at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, and called on other countries to follow suit
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange General Index decreased 1.1 per cent to 2,500.58, bringing the three-day drop to 2.2 per cent.
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., the state-owned energy company that’s known as Taqa, slid the most in almost three weeks, recording a drop of 5.1 per cent to Dh1.11, its biggest drop since December 22.
National Bank of Kuwait SAK lost after Al Rai reported the bank may pay a lower dividend for 2008. Investment Dar Co. fell to its lowest in more than seven years after Al Qabas said the company hired Credit Suisse Group AG to help manage its liquidity problem.
The Kuwait Stock Exchange Index declined 1 per cent, while
“The drop in oil prices is adding to the prevailing bearish sentiment across Gulf markets,” Vyas Jayabhanu, head of Al Dhafra Financial Brokerage LLC, said in an interview on Sunday. “There are legitimate worries of a possible drop in government spending.”
Crude oil for February delivery fell 87 cents, or 2.1 per cent, to $40.83 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Jan. 9, the lowest settlement in 2009. Oil dropped 12 per cent last week after gaining 23 per cent the week before.
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Investment Dar slid 6.6 per cent to 71 fils, its lowest close since July 2001. The Kuwait-based financial services company that owns half of Aston Martin hired Credit Suisse to review its debt, prepare a repayment plan and arrange new finances, the newspaper said.
Global Investment Houses KSCC, the Kuwaiti bank that last week said it defaulted on most of its debt, dropped 7 per cent to 132 fils, bringing the slump in 2009 to 31 per cent.
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