Stock markets in Egypt rose on Tuesday, while the Qatari index slipped. Most other major Gulf markets, including Saudi Arabia, are closed for the Eid ul-Fitr holiday.

QATAR was down 0.2% at 10,925 points EGYPT advanced 0.8% to 10,768 points BAHRAIN edged up 0.2% at 1,530 points OMAN rose 0.5% to 3,835 points KUWAITwas up 0.2% at 6,790 points

(Reporting by Shamsuddin Mohd in Bengaluru; Editing by Amy Caren Daniel) ((shamsuddin.mohd@thomsonreuters.com; +918067497252;))