Mideast stocks shrug off Turkey coup


CAIRO: Most Gulf stock indexes rose, even after an attempted coup to overthrow the Turkish government that began last Friday rattled global markets.

Saudi Arabia’s Almarai Co, the region’s largest publicly-traded packaged-food manufacturer, climbed as much as 5.5% after posting a 19% increase in second-quarter profit.

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