The Arab Monetary Fund has published the sixty-third edition of its Monthly Bulletin of Arab Capital Markets, reporting that most Arab financial markets posted positive performance in January 2026, with the Arab Monetary Fund Composite Index rising 1.44% over the month. Nine Arab stock exchanges recorded gains, supported by advances in banking, energy, insurance, financial services and consumer retail, alongside an increase in market capitalization. The Egyptian Exchange led with a 14.24% rise, followed by the Saudi Exchange (8.50%) and the Muscat Stock Exchange (7.90%), with Tunisia (6.72%), Dubai (6.42%) and Qatar (5.09%) also higher; Abu Dhabi and Palestine rose 2.89% and 1.68% respectively. Five exchanges declined, with the Casablanca Stock Exchange down by less than 1% and Bahrain, Amman, Iraq and Kuwait falling between 1.09% and 3.84%, which the bulletin linked to weaker performance in sectors including travel and leisure, consumer services and media. The bulletin also noted concurrent improvements in several global indices and attributed the stronger Arab market performance to higher listed-company profits, investor portfolio restructuring, rising global oil prices and stable global monetary policies.

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