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Major Gulf markets combined ahead of United States election

Major stock exchange in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Tuesday as investors took a cautious method ahead of the U.S. presidential election, while Saudi Aramco reported a drop in quarterly incomes.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both anticipated victory as they campaigned throughout Pennsylvania and other battlefield states on Monday in the final, frantic day of an incredibly close U.S. presidential election.

Saudi Arabia's benchmark index dropped 0.8%, weighed down by a 1% fall in aluminium items producer Al Taiseer Group and a 0.5% reduction in Al Rajhi Bank.

Oil behemoth Saudi Aramco was down 0.6%, after reporting a 15.4% drop in third-quarter profit due to lower crude costs and weaker refining margins.

It, nevertheless, kept its dividend at $31.1 billion for the quarter.

On the other hand, the kingdom posted a deficit spending of 30 billion riyals ($ 8 billion) in the 3rd quarter, a financing ministry statement revealed on Monday, as lower oil prices weighed on income.

Dubai's main share index relieved 0.2%, with toll operator Salik Company losing 1.2%, while Sharia-compliant lender Dubai Islamic Bank fell 0.2%,. ahead of its revenues statement.

In Abu Dhabi, the index was flat.

Oil costs - a catalyst for the Gulf's financial markets -. sold a narrow range ahead of what is anticipated to be an. incredibly close U.S. presidential election, after increasing. more than 2% in the previous session as OPEC+ delayed strategies to. walking production in December.

The Qatari standard index included 0.1%, assisted by a. 0.4% rise in Qatar Islamic Bank.

(source: Reuters)