* Some local retail investors enthused by Saudi reform scheme

* Saudi Electric surges; reshuffle could speed its restructuring

* Dubai index rebounds from near technical support

* Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank continues rebound

* Kuwait's Burgan Bank outperforms after Q1 earnings

By Andrew Torchia

DUBAI, May 8 (Reuters) - Most major Gulf stock markets rose on Sunday in response to a modest recovery on Wall Street and in oil prices at the end of last week, while a sweeping reorganisation of Saudi Arabia's economic policy-making apparatus boosted shares there.

The Saudi stock index .TASI closed 0.2 percent higher after rising as much as 1.0 percent at one stage. Petrochemical blue chip Saudi Basic Industries 2010.SE gained 0.3 percent.

The Saudi reorganisation replaced the oil minister and central bank governor and restructured some major ministries, creating a super-ministry under Khalid al-Falih to manage the growth of industry and resource extraction.

Many fund managers still have questions about how a wide-ranging economic reform programme unveiled on April 25 can be financed and whether it can be fully implemented, but local investors have been reacting bullishly.

State utility Saudi Electric 5110.SE climbed 1.8 percent. Saturday's reshuffle moved the electricity portfolio to the new super-ministry; this could give fresh impetus to a restructuring of Saudi Electric, which has been discussed for years with little progress.

Insurers were also strong, with Saudi Arabian Cooperative Insurance 8100.SE jumping its 10 percent daily limit.

Dubai's index .DFMGI gained 0.6 percent to 3,326 points, bouncing from near technical support on the late March lows of 3,248-3,253 points, though trading volume was low.

Dubai Parks & Resorts DUBA.DU , the most heavily traded stock, rose 2.3 percent. Trading in rights to a major share issue in the company began last week and will continue through next week.

Abu Dhabi's index .ADI gained 0.5 percent as Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank ADCB.AD rebounded for a second day from a slump following its first-quarter earnings. The stock rose 1.3 percent.

Qatar .QSI edged down 0.2 percent although Dlala Brokerage DBIS.QA added 2.7 percent in unusually heavy trade.

Kuwait's Burgan Bank BURG.KW rose 1.5 percent after reporting an 18.5 percent fall in first-quarter net profit to 14.3 million dinars ($47.66 million), largely because of lower foreign exchange income; HSBC had forecast the bank would make 12.68 million dinars. Kuwait's index .KWSE edged down 0.1 percent.

Egypt .EGX30 rose 0.3 percent, buoyed by gains in a few blue chips such as Orascom Telecom Media OTMT.CA , which was up 2.7 percent.



SUNDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS



SAUDI ARABIA

* The index .TASI climbed 0.2 percent to 6,672 points.



DUBAI

* The index .DFMGI rose 0.6 percent to 3,326 points.



ABU DHABI

* The index .ADI gained 0.5 percent to 4,449 points.



QATAR

* The index .QSI fell 0.2 percent to 9,730 points.



EGYPT

* The index .EGX30 rose 0.3 percent to 7,572 points.



KUWAIT

* The index .KWSE edged down 0.1 percent to 5,371 points.



OMAN

* The index .MSI rose 0.3 percent to 5,996 points.



BAHRAIN

* The index .BAX edged down 0.1 percent to 1,112 points.

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