Arab markets suffered collective losses at the start of trading as tensions escalated in the Middle East.

Opening of the Egyptian market

Egyptian stock indices suffered collective losses at the start of Monday's session, with the EGX30 index falling below 51,800 points.

Opening of the Saudi market

The Saudi market opened mixed on Monday, with the Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) declining by less than 0.1% to 10,926 points.

The Qatar Stock Exchange is trading in the red zone at the start of Monday's session, with the index losing more than 90 points to levels of 10,212 points.

The Qatar Stock Exchange index declined for the eighth consecutive session, losing the 10,300 point level and trading at its lowest level in two months.

Opening of UAE markets and Kuwait Stock Exchange

UAE markets suffered collective losses at the start of the week's trading, with the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) index falling 1.4% to below 5700 points, marking its biggest daily decline since May 18.

Kuwaiti stock indices declined across the board at the start of trading. The main index fell 0.3%, marking its second consecutive session of losses and trading at its lowest level since mid-May.