America News Agency

Middle Eastern equity markets showed a mixed performance during the trading day.

The strongest gain of the day was recorded in the Palestinian market, where the Al-Quds Index rose 1.09 percent to 693.32 points. In Egypt, the EGX 30 Index gained 565.25 points, or 1.03 percent, to reach 55,431.29 points. In Jordan, the Amman SE General Index rose 0.58 percent to 4,023.63 points, while Qatar's QE General Index gained 0.47 percent to 9,852.83 points. In Israel, the TA 35 Index closed 0.22 percent higher at 4,147.81 points, while Kuwait's Premier Market PR Index ended 0.09 percent higher at 9,297.00 points.

By contrast, declines were seen in some of the region's markets. In Oman, the MSM 30 Index fell 0.40 percent to 4,393.15 points. The Bahrain All Share Index declined 0.31 percent to 1,951.36 points, while Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share Index fell 0.24 percent to 11,100.74 points. In Dubai, the DFM General Index edged down 0.03 percent to 5,834.25 points.