MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi pulls back with oil, Egypt falls
DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s stock market fellearly on Monday after oil prices pulled back, while Egyptdropped again on currency jitters. The Saudi bourse surged in the past few trading days inresponse to a rebound in oil prices. But Brent crude slipped 1.7 percent in Monday’s Asian trade to below $35.50 perbarrel, and the Saudi stock index fell 0.5 percent. Petrochemicals were among the biggest losers, with SaudiBasic Industries down 1.4 percent. Construction compa
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