The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) published the sixty-seventh issue of the “Arab Capital Markets Monthly Bulletin” for July 2026, which showed mixed performance across Arab capital markets, amid varying performance in global financial markets, continued geopolitical and trade developments, movements in oil prices, and the cautious stance of global monetary policy.
The AMF Composite Index declined by 0.19 percent during July 2026, with seven Arab stock exchanges recording gains and seven posting declines. The Egyptian Exchange led Arab markets, rising by 5.85 percent, followed by the Amman Stock Exchange at 3.64 percent, the Iraq Stock Exchange at 2.13 percent, the Damascus Securities Exchange at 1.82 percent, and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange at 1.13 percent.
The market capitalization of Arab capital markets increased by 0.06 percent to approximately USD 4.31 trillion at the end of July 2026, representing an increase of around USD 2.38 billion compared to the previous month. Market capitalization rose across nine Arab capital markets, while declining in six.
In terms of trading activity, the value of trades declined by 16.82 percent to approximately USD 90.24 billion, compared to around USD 108.48 billion in June 2026. The decline reflected lower trading activity across several major markets, particularly the Egyptian Exchange and the Saudi Exchange, as well as the Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Kuwait markets.
The report also highlighted mixed performance across major advanced financial markets during July 2026, amid continued geopolitical and global trade developments, movements in oil prices, and the cautious stance of global monetary policy. Oil prices recorded a notable increase during the month, with Brent crude rising by 22.1 percent to approximately USD 89.0 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate increased by 20.3 percent to around USD 83.6 per barrel.
The July 2026 results reflect continued divergence in the performance of Arab capital markets amid global economic and financial developments, with markets responding differently according to domestic factors, liquidity levels, corporate performance, and prevailing regional and international developments.
The full bulletin is available at the following link: