BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 30. Stock markets across the Gulf ended Tuesday on a mixed note as investors remained cautious over the prospects for progress in the latest US-Iran talks taking place in Doha.
Market sentiment was influenced by uncertainty over whether the negotiations would help bring an end to the four-month-long conflict.
Oil prices also eased after earlier gains triggered by renewed violence in the Strait of Hormuz last week and the signing of an interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran two weeks ago.
Saudi Arabia's benchmark stock index rose 0.1 percent, while Dubai's main share index fell 0.6 percent, with Emirates NBD declining 1.8 percent.
Abu Dhabi's benchmark index lost 0.4 percent, and Qatar's main index slipped 0.1 percent after Qatar National Bank, the Gulf's largest lender, dropped 2.2 percent.
