Most major stock markets in the Gulf were subdued on Sunday, pressured by Friday's fall in oil prices after a weaker than expected U.S. jobs report indicated a patchy economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brent crude futures settled fell by 42 cents, or 0.6%, to $72.61 a barrel.

In Abu Dhabi, the stock market index dropped 0.5% as telecoms company Etisalat fell by 1.9% to remain on track to extend losses for a third session.

Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi removed the need to quarantine for all vaccinated travellers arriving from international destinations from Sunday.

Saudi Arabia's benchmark index, however, traded flat in a choppy trade.

The kingdom's non-oil private sector continued to grow in August but lost momentum with a sharp drop in output growth, a business survey showed.

Dubai's main share index eased by 0.1%, with Emirates NBD Bank down 0.4% while budget airline Air Arabia added 0.3% after Friday's announcement that it would launch a low-cost carrier in partnership with Pakistan's Lakson Group to serve domestic and international routes from Pakistan. 

The new carrier, Fly Jinnah, will operate as a joint venture, the companies said in a statement, adopting the low-cost model operated by Air Arabia.

The Qatari benchmark lost 0.1%, with petrochemicals company Industries Qatar dropping 0.6%.

(Reporting by Ateeq Shariff in Bengaluru Editing by David Goodman) ((AteeqUr.Shariff@thomsonreuters.com; +918061822788;))