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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-01T18:59:59.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nThe UAE has ordered its stock markets closed on Monday and Tuesday as the country reels from Iran's retaliatory missile and drone strikes, in a sign of the growing economic disruption sweeping the Gulf.\n\nThe UAE Capital Markets Authority said the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Dubai Financial Market would remain shut on March 2 and March 3, citing its supervisory and regulatory role over the country's capital markets.\n\n\"The Authority will continue to monitor developments in the region and assess the situation on an ongoing basis, taking any further measures as necessary,\" it said in a statement.\n\nThe UAE's two exchanges are home to some of the region's most valuable listed companies.\n\nThe closure keeps billions of dollars in listed assets in suspension as investors await clarity on the scale of damage from Saturday and Sunday's strikes, which hit airports, ports and residential areas across the UAE and broader Gulf region.\n\nGulf markets that did open on Sunday saw sharp declines. Saudi Arabia's benchmark index fell more than 4% at the open, Oman dropped 3% and Egypt's main index shed 5.44%, while Kuwait suspended trading entirely.",
  "title": "UAE halts stock markets for two days after Iran strikes"
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