UAE – Mubasher: The UAE Capital Market Authority has made an official update, on 1 March 2026, regarding halting trading across the country’s financial markets in line with the current tension in the region.
In implementation of its supervisory and regulatory role over the UAE capital markets, and pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations, the authority stated that Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Dubai Financial Market (DFM) will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, 2 and 3 March 2026, respectively.
The UAE Capital Market Authority will continue to monitor developments in the region and assess the situation on an ongoing basis, taking any further measures as necessary.
It added that all concerned parties are advised to follow official UAE Capital Market Authority, ADX and DFM channels for updates regarding the resumption of trading.
Boursa Kuwait earlier announced the suspension of trading starting 1 March 2026 and until further notice, as a precautionary measure for market safety.
Halting trading follows the strikes that attacked the Middle East on 28 February. Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the GCC, expressed the council’s condemnation in the strongest possible terms of the Iranian missile attacks on the territories of the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan.
Furthermore, Egypt’s carrier EgyptAir suspended its flights to 13 cities amid escalating regional tensions, with the routes including Kuwait, Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Qassim, Dammam, Erbil, Baghdad, Amman, Beirut, and Muscat.
