The Arab Monetary Fund has issued the sixty-first edition of its “Arab Capital Markets Monthly Bulletin”, reporting that Arab capital markets ended October 2025 higher for a second consecutive month. The AMF Composite Index rose 1.20% during the month, supported by stronger quarterly results for listed companies, particularly in the banking sector. Gains were recorded in eleven exchanges, while three declined. Amman led with a 9.39% increase, followed by Muscat at 8.27%, and Bahrain, Palestine, Egypt, and Dubai rose between 5.89% and 3.76%; Iraq and Damascus saw the largest declines. The bulletin also notes that advanced markets and MSCI Emerging Markets indices broadly rose, alongside the U.S. Federal Reserve’s second interest rate cut of 2025 and similar moves in several Arab countries, while easing signals in U.S.–China trade discussions supported sentiment; despite lower oil prices, non-oil sectors including technology, financial services, and consumer goods remained resilient.

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