Equity Stock Markets-UAE: August 2008Dubai Equity Stock

Monday, August 18, 2008

Zero Tolerance in Dubai Equity & Financial Markets

UAE Equity & Financial Markets- Zero Tolerance

UAE, in particular the Dubai will take drastic action against the wrong doers and corruptions in the equity and financial sectors/markets. This is not the first time it happened in this market. Before we saw many times that some unscrupulous power house made fortune with their ill motive by depriving the investors .However, the government promised the corruption will be the top priority of the that a transparent system will be followed on this issue. Strong directives are given by the ruler of Dubai – the strong personality the leader of Dubai,- said the public prosecutor and zero tolerance towards the corruption, bribery, and any advantage that will take in this sector. Any employee exploits his position will be prosecuted and will not have any immunity. This is to make the confidence of the people in Dubai business leaders.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Dubai Equity Market Shattered !!

Equities Improved –DFM now is shattered

Like Deyaar & DIB –the new bad news in the stock market here will have negative impact on the equity market due to the latest police probe into Tamweel & Istithmar as confirmed that two employees are being investigated for the financial crime they made a scandal for possible frauds.
After a very bad time in August investors found the rebound of stocks, now shattered due this new development. After largest sharp decline the index now on a two weeks wining streak, it is unlikely to avoid the ensuing malaise. ADX lost 5% while DFM dropped 4.43%. Emaar will lead the fortune again at DFM at 12 months low. ALAR will lead at ADX. But Tamweel will definitely be under pressure to sell-off due to bad news just developed. Nakhhel though denied any embezzlement it simply accepted the investigation underway.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Bear Stock in UAE

A panic sell-off by investors led the DFM market falling.The capitalization of the UAE market fell by Dh.22.17 bn on 11th August 2008,Following are the close price of major stocks in DFM and ADX.
Emaar 9.90
AirArabia 1.54
DFM 3.87
Artc 15.65
UPP 4.55
Aldar 10.00
Sorouh 7.60

Company results did not really drive the market forward as they should have.

The # 10 Most Innovative Equity Stock Rules Ever

The 10 Most Money Rules by Bob Works Like Magic Ever

Please follow these most innovative 10 Rules by Bob Farrel -the Dean at Merrill Lynch Research in your daily life like Bible, I am sure you will never lose money rather will always make money from Stocks.

Rule#1: Markets Tends to Return to the Mean Over Time:

We cannot ever think that of a single example where the market ever failed to revert back to the Mean. This is true for all the standards , test ratios such as P/E-Price to Earnings, P/B- Price to Book, and Dividend Yields .

Rules#2: Excess in One Direction will lead to an opposite excess in the other direction.

Good examples are of Oil prices in 1980s and 1990s well below the Mean in real terms. Due to that & due to excessive low prices & dearth of good growth in production the oil prices soared like any thing well above the Mean over 5 years. The stage is now set for an opposite direction towards lower prices. Housing in USA & UK are good examples.

Rule#3: There are no New Eras , excesses are never permanent.

At the peaks of a Bubble, "new ear" thinking and "permanent shortage" begins to drive market prices up. It is never different this time also. Merrill Lynch first warned of a bubble in Housing back in 2004, came true now.

Rule#4: Exponentially rapidly rising or falling markets usually go further that you can think of and they do not correct by going side way.

The key point is that when prices are moving sharply higher the market cannot accommodate the expansion of buyers. The prices shoots up. The same is true when the prices are falling sharp with market unable to accommodate all the sellers. So the prices overshoot down.

Rule#5: The Public Buys the Most at the Top, while Least at the Bottom (prices):

The reasoning here is that people invest because they hope that the prices will rise in value, and they sell because they fear that the price will continue to fall.

Rule#6: Fear and Greed are stronger than long term resolve.

In 1990s -Greed own over Common Sense. Many Investors knew all the rules, preserved their funds suddenly joined the dash for aggressive growth.

But examining the trends carefully can be very profitable. If fear has clearly overwhelmed long-term resolve, then it is time to turn to bullish. Expert like Rosenberg adds that early stage of bullish market characterized by Fear even the prices are improving.

Rule#7: Markets are Strongest when they are broad & Weakest when they are narrow to handle of the blue-chip names.

Look at the Oil price, then Intel, Microsoft, , Sun & Cisco .

Rule#8: Bear Markets have Three stages:

Sharp Down
Reflexive Rebound
Drawn-out fundamental downtrends.
Examples from US stock decline during 2000 to 2002 followed by reflexive rebound during 2002 to 2007.

Rule#9: When All Experts and forecasts agree, something else is going to happen.

Prices hit their high at the point of maximum Bullishness and their low at the moment of Maximum Bearishness. It is absolutely difficult for the investor as a party pooper by everyone when prices are sky high, and he will be ignored when markets are sinking.

Rules#10: Bull Markets More Fun than Bear Markets.

The lesson for us as "sell side" market economists in dull the pain during bear market episode and control the infectious exuberance that accompanies bull market phases. The assessment right now is to underweight Equities and Overweight Good Quality Bonds.

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