UAE Shares Drop on Hawkish Fed Signal

Stock markets in the UAE slid on Friday, November 14, 2025, following hawkish comments from officials at the Federal Reserve (U.S.). These comments dampened expectations that U.S. interest rates would be cut further, with the chance of a December cut falling to 49 % from over 60 % earlier in the week. In the UAE, the Dubai Financial Market General Index fell about 0.7 % — marking its third straight decline — with broad sector weakness. Key stocks such as Emirates NBD dropped about 2.3 %, and Salik fell around 2.1 %. In Abu Dhabi, the index was down roughly 0.4 %. Major stocks like Aldar Properties (-1.6 %) and Presight AI Holding (-6.6 %) also contributed to the weakness, despite reporting annual profit growth. The slide comes amid global equity pressure and shows that the UAE’s markets remain sensitive to global monetary policy shifts.

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