• Oil prices rise on Middle East tensions
  • Asian shares retreat on trade uncertainty
  • Egypt’s blue-chip index EGX30 drops 5.3 percent
  • Dollar gains, gold retreats

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Oil gains on Saudi supply disruption, Mideast tensions
Oil prices rose to their highest in two sessions on Monday amid concerns about oil supply disruptions from Saudi Arabia and elevated tensions in Middle East…

Asian shares dip on geopolitical tensions, oil up 1%
Most Asian share markets slipped on Monday as investors waited for more clarity on the Sino-U.S. trade talks after recent negotiations, while oil gained more than 1% as Middle East tensions remained elevated…

Mideast Stocks: Protests drag down Egyptian indexes to multi-year lows
Egypt's stock indexes EGX 30 and EGX 100 plunged to multi-year intraday lows on Sunday after protests broke out in Egyptian cities over the weekend…

Cautious trade optimism offers some support for dollar
The dollar was supported on Monday, with the market's risk appetite delicately balanced after talks in Washington between U.S. and Chinese trade deputies were described as "productive"…

Gold prices edge lower; palladium scales record high
Gold prices inched lower on Monday, as equities gained after the U.S. Trade Representative described last week's Sino-U.S. trade talks as "productive."…


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