The Arab Monetary Fund has issued the sixty-fifth edition of the “Arab Capital Markets Monthly Bulletin” for April 2026, which showed an improvement in the performance of Arab capital markets, supported by increases in the indices of most Arab exchanges, as well as higher market capitalization and trading volumes.
The Arab Monetary Fund Composite Index recorded an increase of 1.89 per cent during April 2026 compared to the previous month, while twelve Arab stock exchanges registered gains against declines in only two markets. The Egyptian Exchange led Arab markets in terms of performance, recording an increase of 14.21 per cent, followed by the Casablanca Stock Exchange at 8.29 per cent, the Amman Stock Exchange at 7.99 per cent, the Dubai Financial Market at 6.10 per cent, and Boursa Kuwait at 5.27 per cent.
The market capitalization of Arab capital markets also increased by 2.13 per cent, reaching approximately USD 4.43 trillion by the end of April 2026, representing an increase of around USD 92.41 billion compared to the previous month. This improvement was recorded across fourteen Arab stock exchanges.
In terms of trading activity, the value of trades increased by 1.31 per cent to approximately USD 104.49 billion, while trading volumes rose in thirteen Arab stock exchanges. The Iraq Stock Exchange recorded the highest growth in trading volumes, followed by the Bahrain Bourse and Boursa Kuwait.
The report noted that the performance of Arab markets was in line with the improvement witnessed in global financial markets during April 2026, amid continued investor monitoring of global economic and financial developments.
The results for April 2026 confirm the continued improvement in the performance of Arab capital markets in terms of indices, market capitalization, and trading volumes.
The full bulletin is available at the following link:
https://www.amf.org.ae/ar/publications/nshrt-aswaq-almal/alnshrt-alshhryt-laswaq-almal-alrbyt-aldd-alkhams-walstwn