UAE shares extend losses on regional conflict fears

Business Recorder • Oct 23, 2026

Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates fell on Friday, with Dubai leading the decline driven by losses in financial and real estate shares as Houthi strikes in Saudi heightened fears of a wider regional conflict. Saudi Aramco has told staff to evacuate its...

Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates fell on Friday, with Dubai leading the decline driven by losses in financial and real estate shares as Houthi strikes in Saudi heightened fears of a wider regional conflict. Saudi Aramco has told staff to evacuate its Dhahran headquarters and work remotely, six people with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, a day after two people were killed in an attack on a nearby a...