Middle East stock market closing report: Saudi stock index fell by 3% this week, while the Egyptian stock index hit a new historic high for the fourth consecutive day, with a total increase of about 4.4% this week.

On Thursday, the Saudi Stock Exchange's main index closed up 0.41% at 11302.35 points, with a cumulative decrease of 3.03% for the week after opening lower last Sunday and continuing to fluctuate smoothly. Saudi Aramco closed up 0.94% at 25.84 Saudi Riyals, with a weekly decline of 0.23%, showing an overall W-shaped trend. Albilad Southern East England MSCI Hong Kong China Stock ETF, listed on the Saudi exchange, closed up 1.25% at 12.14 Saudi Riyals, with a weekly increase of 1.00%. The EGX 30 index of the Egyptian Stock Exchange closed up 2.09% at 39949.66 points, hitting a new closing high for four consecutive trading days and a weekly increase of 4.39%. Qatar Stock Exchange index rose 0.93% for the week, Kuwait Stock Exchange's Supermarket Price Return Index fell 1.08%, and Israel's Tel Aviv Stock Exchange 35 index rose 1.91%. The Istanbul Stock Exchange's National 100 index closed up 0.94%, while the Istanbul Stock Exchange's bank index closed up 1.54%. Dubai Financial Market's comprehensive index closed up 0.49%, and Abu Dhabi Securities Market's comprehensive index closed up 0.09%.