Stock markets in Kuwait and Egypt rose on Tuesday as trading resumed after Eid holidays, while the Dubai index, which reopened on Monday, extended gains from the previous session.

Other Gulf markets, including Saudi Arabia, were closed.

DUBAI rose 0.7% to 2,079 points ABU DHABI slipped 0.1% to 4,318 points KUWAIT rose 1.1% to 5,472 points EGYPT was up 0.2% to 10,620 points.

(Reporting by Maqsood Alam in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne) ((Maqsood.Alam@thomsonreuters.com;))