Most Gulf markets rebound as Fed calms investor nerves
Aug 6 (Reuters) -Most stock markets in the Gulf rebounded on Tuesday as comments from the Federal Reserve officials soothed investor nerves, following the previous session's global sell-off on fears of a possible U.S. recession.
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Monday said it is too soon to know if the July jobs report signals a slowdown or real weakness, but it is "extremely important" for the central bank to prevent the labour market from tipping into a downturn.
Market expectations that the Fed would cut interest rates by 50 basis points at its September meeting remained intact, with futures implying a 71% chance of such an outsized move.
The market has around 100 basis points of easing priced in for this year, and a similar amount for 2025. FEDWATCH
Monetary policy in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is usually guided by the Fed's decisions as most regional currencies are pegged to the U.S. dollar.
Saudi Arabia's benchmark index .TASI advanced 2.1%, with aluminium products manufacturer Al Taiseer Group 4143.SE jumping 7.1%.
Among other gainers, Saudi Aramco 2222.SE rose 2.2%, after reporting a second-quarter net profit of 109.01 billion riyals ($29.04 billion), beating a company-provided median estimate from 15 analysts of $27.7 billion.
Dubai's main share index .DFMGI jumped 2.4%, clawing-back some of its losses from Mondaywhen it fell more than 4%. Blue-chip developer Emaar Properties EMAR.DU advancing 4.9%.
In Abu Dhabi, the index .FTFADGI was up 1.4%.
The Qatari benchmark .QSI, however, slipped 0.5%, with the Gulf's biggest lender Qatar National Bank QNBK.QA losing 1.4%.
($1 = 3.7535 riyals)
Reporting by Ateeq Shariff in Bengaluru; Editing by Eileen Soreng
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