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Stock markets in the Gulf ended mixed on Monday on rising expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut next month, and amid weak oil demand.

Federal Reserve members Mary Daly and Austan Goolsbee, in interviews on Sunday, flagged the possibility of easing in September, while minutes of the last policy meeting due this week should underline the dovish outlook.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks in Jackson Hole on Friday and investors assume he will acknowledge the case for a cut.

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 gained 0.4%, with Al Rajhi Bank rising 1.2% and Middle East Pharmaceutical Industries closing 2.2% higher.

Separately, Saudi Arabian perfumer Al Majed For Oud plans to float a 30% stake on the local bourse, the company said on Monday, adding to a growing number of firms in the Gulf opting for a public listing.

Gulf markets extend gains on US rate-cut hopes

The Qatari index finished 0.2% higher, led by a 2.8% rise in telecoms firm Ooredoo.

In Abu Dhabi, the index was up 0.2%.

Dubai’s main share index eased 0.1%, hit by a 1% fall in top lender Emirates NBD.

Oil prices - a catalyst for the Gulf’s financial markets - eased, with Brent holding below $80 as concern over demand in top oil importer China weighed on market sentiment.

Outside the Gulf, Egypt’s blue-chip index dropped 0.5%, weighed down by a 0.9% fall in Commercial International Bank.

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 SAUDI ARABIA     gained 0.4% to 12,023
 ABU DHABI        rose 0.2% to 9,305
 DUBAI            eased 0.1% to 4,238
 QATAR            gained 0.2% to 10,156
 EGYPT            down 0.5% to 29,320
 BAHRAIN          dropped 0.4% to 1,936
 OMAN             lost 0.4% to 4,673
 KUWAIT           down 0.1% to 7,757
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