Thursday, Jan 05, 2012
1029 GMT [Zawya Dow Jones]--Persian Gulf stock markets end mixed Thursday; volumes relatively light as investors remain cautious on global news flow ahead of the weekend. Europe's debt crisis and Friday's key U.S. jobs data in focus. Dubai shares finish +0.2% at 1348.80; while Abu Dhabi's market is down 0.7% at 2398.76. Doha's benchmark index slips 0.1% to 8885.98 and Kuwait -0.5% at 5726.90. Muscat's market ends +0.3% at 5732.54 and Bahrain +0.1% at 1137.72.
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