Most stock markets in the Gulf edged up on Tuesday as benchmark oil prices, the key catalyst for the region's financial markets, recovered from early losses.
Brent crude futures , which had fallen earlier by $1 a barrel, rebounded to $86.29 a barrel by 0737 GMT.
Saudi Arabia's benchmark index (.TASI) rose 0.5%, extending gains to a third session in a row, supported by a 0.5% rise in Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Services (4013.SE) shares and as luxury real estate developer Retal Urban Development Co (4322.SE) edged up 0.3%.
Among other stocks, Etihad Atheeb Telecom (7040.SE) gained for a second day after it signed a more than 105-million-riyal ($27.9 million) contract with Saudi Arabia's Najran and Tabuk provinces on Sunday.
The benchmark index (.QSI) in Qatar - among the world's top exporters of liquefied natural gas - gained 0.4%, led by a 2% gain in Industries Qatar (IQCD.QA) while its sharia lender Qatar Islamic Bank (QISB.QA) was up 1.7%.
In Abu Dhabi, the index (.FTFADGI) also advanced 0.4%, extending gains from the previous session, as United Arab Emirates' largest lender First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB.AD) rose 0.5%.
