Gulf Stocks Rise on Oil, Rate-Cut Hopes

Here’s what you might have missed in global markets today. Most Gulf stock

indexes closed higher, buoyed by a rise in oil prices and growing expectations of U.S.

interest rate cuts. Oil edged up amid geopolitical tensions around Venezuelan tankers,

lifting energy stocks and regional benchmarks like Saudi Aramco. Lower inflation in the U.S.

and higher unemployment data fueled rate-cut speculation, showing how commodity economics and monetary

policy are connecting to regional equity gains.