Major Gulf bourses fall on Fed chair's hawkish tone

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Major Gulf bourses fall on Fed chair's hawkish tone
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Aug 28 - Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Monday as a slightly hawkish outlook from U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell weighed on investor sentiment.Monetary policy in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council is usually guided by Fed policy because most regional currencies are pegged to the U.S. dollar.

The Qatari index fell 0.5%, snapping its winning streak from the two previous sessions, with most sectors in the red.Saudi Arabia's benchmark index was down 0.1%, also after rising in the previous two sessions. The index was dragged down by a 2.2% decline in Dr Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Services and a 0.7% fall in oil giant Saudi Aramco .

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