Saudi Arabia’s benchmark stock index fell 2.6 percent on Sunday, 25 October, and Egypt’s Blue Chip index dropped 2.5 percent, approaching its lowest level in almost seven months, according to market data reported by Reuters [1][2]. The declines followed operations announced by the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) against targets in Saudi Arabia, including strikes near Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport [3][4]. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted drones and missiles over Riyadh and southern regions, but investor sentiment weakened sharply [4][5].
The Egyptian bourse fell as investors weighed a pending parliamentary vote in Cairo to authorize Egyptian forces to support the Saudi-led coalition in its campaign against Yemen [6]. The vote had been delayed several days earlier to achieve consensus among political blocs, officials said [7]. The prospect of deeper Egyptian military involvement in the Yemen conflict added a second layer of risk for markets already rattled by the cross-border strikes.
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