MIDEAST STOCKS-Financials buoy Saudi shares; Aramco's retreat continues
December 19, 2019 at 08:27 AM EST
Financial shares helped lift Saudi Arabia's stock market for a fifth consecutive session on Thursday, while top lender Commercial International Bank supported Egypt's bourse. Saudi's benchmark index rose 0.5%, with Al Rajhi Bank and National Commercial Bank, rising 1.5% and 2.8% respectively. Among petrochemicals, Saudi Basi
