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    Gulf stock markets fall as renewed US–Iran hostilities and Hormuz shipping attacks hit risk sentiment

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    Gulf stock markets fall as renewed US–Iran hostilities and Hormuz shipping attacks hit risk sentiment

    Direct answer

    Selling pressure weighed on Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), Dubai’s DFMGI, and Qatar’s QE Index, while supporting volatility in Saudi sovereign CDS spreads and limiting upside in Saudi riyal forwards (USD/SAR NDFs).

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-08-01
    Published
    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Gulf stock markets fall as renewed US–Iran hostilities and Hormuz shipping attacks hit risk sentiment”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-08-01. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-08-01/gulf-stock-markets-fall-as-renewed-us-iran-hostilities-and-hormuz-shipping-attac-605e0f

    GEOPOLITICAL
    Gulf stock markets fall as renewed US–Iran hostilities and Hormuz shipping attacks hit risk sentiment
    Selling pressure weighed on Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), Dubai’s DFMGI, and Qatar’s QE Index, while supporting volatility in Saudi sovereign CDS spreads and limiting upside in Saudi riyal forwards (USD/SAR NDFs).
    TASIDFMGIQE_INDEXUSD_SAR_NDF
    Impact
    81
    AUG 1
    SIG
    TASIDFMGIQE_INDEX
    Gulf stock markets fall as renewed US–Iran hostilities and Hormuz shipping attacks hit risk sentiment
    Selling pressure weighed on Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), Dubai’s DFMGI, and Qatar’s QE Index, while supporting volatility in Saudi sovereign CDS spreads and limiting upside in Saudi riyal forwards (USD/SAR NDFs).
    Impact
    Selling pressure weighed on Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), Dubai’s DFMGI, and Qatar’s QE Index, while supporting volatility in Saudi sovereign CDS spreads and limiting upside in Saudi riyal forwards (USD/SAR NDFs).
    Affected
    TASIDFMGIQE_INDEXUSD_SAR_NDF
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