PRE-MARKET REPORT 8 June 2021
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PRE-MARKET REPORT 8 June 2021 HEADLINES MARKET INDICATORS GCC CORPORATE NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & DISCLOSURES • Creditors agree to restructure NMC Healthcare; DOCA plan urges lenders to bring down debt to USD 2.25bn from USD 7bn • FAB Properties partners with Emirates International Gas for gas supply • Air Arabia launches region's first service to Thailand's Phuket • MIS signs deal with Saudi Fransi Capital to set up fund to develop, operate data centres • Basic Chemical Industries Co. Announces an update on Commencement of work for Jubail project as well as a change in project costs from SAR 685mn to SAR 750mn • CMA approves Fitaihi’s request to cut capital to SAR 275mn • FIPCO renews SAR 73.7mn Islamic facility with Riyad Bank • Zahrat Al Waha Trading Company announces the repayment of a long-term loan from Alinma Bank • Barwa’s Dara in Lusail City offers additional apartments • CMA approves Kuwait Finance House USD 1bn Sukuk Issuance • ALBA shows resilience amid Covid, outlines 5-year strategic initiatives ECONOMIC, GENERAL & COMMODITIES NEWS • Mideast Stocks: Emaar lifts Dubai • China’s Alibaba to invest in cloud computing centre in Oman • Oman-India JV launches engineered quartz stone project in Sohar FZ • Total Fixed Internet Subscribers Rise 13.5 Percent till April 2021 • UAE central bank sets up 'whistleblowing' portal for misconduct, unethical practices • Saudi’s PIF, early Alibaba investor back Jordanian startup OpenSooq • CBK issues more debt instruments worth KWD 280m • Asia stocks open higher on record for MSCI's All-Country World Index • U.S. Republicans vow to oppose Yellen’s G7 tax deal, casting doubt on its future • Deutsche Bank warns of global ‘time bomb’ coming due to rising inflation • The Fed is in early stages of a campaign to prepare markets for tapering its asset purchases • Oil falls again amid concerns over demand rebound FIXED INCOME / RATING ACTION / RATING AGENCY OUTLOOK • IPT: Oman US$ 144a/RegS 9-Year Sukuk at 5.375%-5.500% • IPT: Emirates Development Bank USD Benchmark 5Y at MS+105-110bps • Fitch, Moody’s assign Saudi Aramco sukuk 'A(EXP)', (P)A1 ratings • S&P reaffirmed Industries Qatar's credit rating CHART / TABLE OF THE DAY • Insurance premiums in Oman drop 4.3% to OMR 466mn in 2020; Penetration @1.87% & Density @ OMR 104.2 TECHNICALS OF THE DAY • GCC Technical Analysis 1 MARKET INDICATORS Market Indices Current Close Change D/D YTD Price to Earnings Price to Book Div Yield Index Point % % (x) (x) % MSCI GCC Index 661.3 0.51 0.08% 16.08% 23.23 2.10 2.3% Muscat Stock Exchange 3,967.1 1.60 0.04% 8.43% 12.06 0.74 4.6% Saudi Stock Exchange 10,719.9 34.40 0.32% 23.37% 35.17 2.37 1.9% Kuwait Stock Exchange 6,270.7 9.21 0.15% 13.07% 39.84 1.60 2.0% Qatar Exchange 10,708.4 -30.72 -0.29% 2.61% 18.14 1.60 2.7% Bahrain Stock Exchange 1,537.3 -4.84 -0.31% 3.19% 26.39 1.02 2.2% Dubai Financial Market 2,839.0 18.30 0.65% 13.93% 21.31 0.99 2.8% Abu Dhabi Exchange 6,646.1 22.73 0.34% 31.73% 22.44 1.90 3.7% Palestine Stock Exchange 532.1 -0.08 -0.02% 12.91% 20.54 1.24 2.2% Tunis Se Index 7,373.5 6.10 0.08% 7.10% 25.58 2.46 1.8% EGX 30 Index 10,105.0 -17.40 -0.17% -6.83% 10.47 1.43 1.7% Amman General Index 2,021.3 -21.70 -1.06% 21.97% 36.01 0.87 3.7% World Markets Country Value D/D YTD Currency Cross Rates Europe % % Currency Units/1 USD YTD % FTSE 100 UK 7,077.2 0.12% 9.55% Australian Dollar (AUD) 1.291 -0.67% DAX Germany 15,677.2 -0.10% 14.28% British Pound (GBP) 0.706 -3.48% CAC 40 France 6,543.6 0.43% 17.87% Canadian Dollar (CAD) 1.209 5.26% United States Chinese Renm. (CNH) 6.390 1.76% DJIA USA 34,630.2 -0.36% 13.15% Egyptian Pound (EGP) 15.680 0.29% S&P 500 USA 4,226.5 -0.08% 12.53% Euro (EUR) 0.821 0.31% NASDAQ USA 13,881.7 0.49% 7.71% Indian Rupee (INR) 72.809 0.35% Asia Pacific Japanese Yen (JPY) 109.420 -5.64% NIKKEI 225 Japan 28,969.9 -0.07% 5.56% Swiss Franc (CHF) 0.898 -1.43% HANG SENG Hongkong 28,685.5 -0.35% 5.34% Omani Rial (OMR) 0.385 0.00% KSE 100 Index Pakistan 48,302.7 0.00% 10.39% Pakistan Rupee (PKR) 155.025 3.10% NSE Nifty 50 India 15,720.3 -0.20% 12.43% Russian Ruble (RUB) 72.822 2.18% SHANGHAI COMPOSITE China 3,581.3 -0.51% 3.11% Singapore Dollar (SGD) 1.323 -0.10% SHANGHAI SHENZHEN CSI 300 China 5,234.3 -0.82% 0.44% Turkish Lira (TRY) 8.617 -13.65% Commodity Prices Price D/D YTD GCC 3m Interbank Rates Current Rate % YTD % USD % % UAE 0.38 -25.9% Oil Saudi Arabia 0.79 -3.2% Brent Crude (per bbl) 70.8 -0.94% 37.86% Kuwait 1.50 4.3% WTI Crude (per bbl) 68.6 -0.88% 41.38% Oman 2.66 -0.5% Oman Crude Oil (Last Closing) 70.1 -0.55% 37.23% Qatar 1.20 6.9% OPEC (per bbl) 70.2 0.46% 39.75% Bahrain 1.61 -28.7% Precious Metals Gold100 OZ (per oz) 1,895.6 -0.19% -0.14% GCC Latest 10-Yr Government Bond Yields Silver (per oz) 27.8 -0.37% 5.27% Maturity date YTM, % Platinum (per oz) 1,171.9 -0.39% 9.31% KUWAIT 20/03/2027 1.47 Other Metals UAE 16/04/2030 2.03 Copper, MT 9,901 -0.55% 27.49% QATAR 16/04/2030 2.10 Aluminium, MT 2,426 -1.18% 22.56% SAUDI ARABIA 22/10/2030 2.38 Lead, MT 2,153 0.80% 7.97% OMAN 25/01/2031 5.31 Zinc, MT 3,000 -0.37% 9.03% BAHRAIN 30/09/2031 5.53 Midswaps Price YTM % USD Libor Rate (%) YTD 3 year 99.83 0.3 1m 0.08 -43.5% 5 year 99.80 0.8 3m 0.13 -46.2% 10 year 100.56 1.6 6m 0.16 -36.0% 30 year 103.02 2.2 1 year 0.25 -28.0% Source: Bloomberg 2 CORPORATE NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & DISCLOSURES SAUDI ARABIA MIS signs deal with Saudi Fransi Capital to set up fund to develop, operate data centers • Al Moammar Information Systems Co. (MIS) signed, a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Fransi Capital (SFC) to establish a private investment fund to develop, own, and operate data centers across the Kingdom, according to a bourse filing. • Both parties expect the fund to have an initial size of around SAR 700 million. However, the long-term vision and strategy are to grow this venture to be to a potential size of up to SAR 3.5 billion, the company added. • Under the MoU, MIS will be the main developer of all the data centers that are affiliated to the planned fund. It will also be responsible for exclusively developing, operating, managing, and marketing these centers, and accordingly, it will in return receive an annual percentage of the revenues and returns of these centers. Basic Chemical Industries Co. Announces an update on Commencement of work for Jubail project as well as a change in project costs from SAR 685mn to SAR 750mn • Basic Chemical Industries Company (BCI) announces the latest developments of the project to produce chlorine and its derivatives in Jubail Industrial City and also a change in project implementation costs from 685 million Saudi riyals to 750 million Saudi riyals. • A change in the project costs from 685 million Saudi riyals to 750 million Saudi riyals. • The reasons for the increase in costs are due to the addition of some facilities necessary for the project and the high cost of construction for the project as a result of the high cost and the difference in some measurements and engineering details. CMA approves Fitaihi’s request to cut capital to SAR 275mn • The Capital Market Authority (CMA) approved Fitaihi Holding Group's request to reduce its capital from SAR 550 million to SAR 275 million by reducing the number of shares from 55 million to 27.5 million. • The CMA's decision is conditional on the company's extraordinary general assembly (EGM) approval and completion of the necessary procedures in relation to the applicable regulations, the market regulator said in a statement. • The company will publish a disclosure document to its shareholders related to the proposed method of capital reduction and its expected impact within sufficient time prior to the EGM to enable shareholders to vote on the planned capital decrease. FIPCO renews SAR 73.7mn Islamic facility with Riyad Bank • Filling and Packing Materials Manufacturing Co. (FIPCO) renewed today, June 7, 2021, a SAR 73.68 million Shariah- compliant credit facility agreement with Riyad Bank, the company said in a bourse statement. • The loan tenure starts from March 25, 2021, until March 25, 2024, and the final approved agreement was obtained today. • The credit facility, which is guaranteed by a promissory note, will be used to finance working capital needs of the company and its subsidiary, FPC Industries Co.