QSE:QIBK 15 February 2026

Qatar Stock Exchange week ahead: QE Index set for Monday test after bank-holiday pause and Gulf shock

With Qatar’s stock exchange shuttered for a bank holiday on Sunday, investors won’t get a look at how regional turbulence might hit local prices until trading resumes Monday.

1 March 2026

QSE:QIBK·Stock Market

Gulf bank stocks slip on Iran risk; Al Rajhi, Qatar Islamic fall as Egypt rallies on rate cut

Gulf markets with heavy banking exposure finished in the red Sunday, investors pulling back amid renewed U.S.-Iran tension fears. Saudi Arabia’s main index edged down 0.2%, pressured by a 0.5% slide in Al Rajhi Bank. Over in Qatar, a 1.1% drop in Qatar Islamic Bank helped push the index 0.4% lower. “Currently dominate the landscape,” is how XS.com’s Samer Hasn summed up the mood around conflict risks. Egypt moved the other way: the EGX30 soared 3.6% to a record after a 100 basis-point interest rate cut.

15 February 2026