Abu Dhabi’s stock market outperformed the Gulf region on Tuesday, buoyed by a surge in conglomerate International Holding Co (IHC), while the Egyptian index extended gains for a third session.

The Abu Dhabi index leapt 3%, its biggest intraday gain since May 2021, bolstered by a 8.3% jump in IHC.

The conglomerate, which closed at a record high, has called a shareholders meeting on Nov. 9, seeking approval on the entry of Infinity Wave Holding as a strategic shareholder in the company.

IHC will acquire Infinity’s shares in Alpha Dhabi Holding, Multiply Group and Al Seer Marine in exchange for issuing capital increase share in the company.

IHC, Abu Dhabi’s most valuable listed company, is also seeking shareholder approval to increase the share capital to 2.19 billion dirhams ($596.26 million) from 1.82 billion dirhams.

Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index advanced 2.1%, with Al Rajhi Bank rising 3.1% and Retal Urban Development Co ending 1.3% higher.

On Sunday, OPEC+ member states lined up to endorse the steep cut to its output target agreed this month after the White House accused Saudi Arabia of coercing other nations into supporting the move.

Saudi index gains on rising oil prices; most Gulf bourses muted

The United States last week said the cut would boost Russia’s foreign earnings and suggested it had been engineered for political reasons by Saudi Arabia, which on Sunday denied it was supporting Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine.

Oil prices were stable as the market balanced cuts to OPEC+ production quotas against fears of economic slowdown and lower Chinese fuel demand.

The Qatari index added 0.7%, led by a 1.8% gain in the Gulf’s biggest lender Qatar National Bank.

Outside the Gulf, Egypt’s blue-chip index was up 0.2%, extending gains for a third session.

Egypt has finalised a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the components of its programme, and will issue an announcement “very soon,” the country’s finance minister said on Sunday.

======================================= SAUDI ARABIA    rose 2.1% to 11,810 ABU DHABI       up 3.5% to 10,084 DUBAI           advanced 1% to 3,410 QATAR           gained 0.7% to 12,722 EGYPT           rose 0.2% to 10,164 BAHRAIN         eased 0.1% to 1,865 OMAN            fell 0.5% to 4,490 KUWAIT          added 2.1% to 7,929=======================================