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Major Gulf bourses end mixed;

Egypt extends slide

By Md Manzer Hussain
March 19, 20245:12 PM GMT+4Updated 3 days ago

Saudi traders are seen as they monitor stock information at the Saudi stock market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia August
25, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

March 19 (Reuters) - Major stock markets in the Gulf put in a mixed performance on
Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate

decision and commentary.

Saudi Arabia's benchmark index (.TASI), opens new tab was up for a sixth straight
session and ended 0.3% higher, with ACWA Power (2082.SE), opens new tab rising
1.7% and oil major Saudi Aramco (2222.SE), opens new tab gaining 1%.

Among other gainers, Leejam Sports (1830.SE), opens new tab surged 8.1%, hitting its

all-time high of 243 riyal a share.
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