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Abu Dhabi, Dubai Stocks Fall Amid US-Iran Talks Uncertainty

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Stock trading in the United Arab Emirates ended in the red again as uncertainty over potential talks between the US and Iran weighed on sentiment.

At the close of Tuesday trading, the FTSE ADX General Index was down 0.359%, while the DFM General Index lost 0.63%.

US President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Monday that a meeting with Iran will take place in Doha on Tuesday at the latter's request, conflicting with Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei's same-day statement that no talks were planned with the US in the coming days.

"The price action in recent weeks reflects a market that is treating this temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran as a permanent deal. This is clearly not the case, and as we have seen over the last four months, the situation can change very quickly," ING said. "It took long enough to agree on a temporary ceasefire. Reaching a permanent deal which tackles the nuclear issue within 60 days would be very optimistic."

Back home, the UAE and Ukraine's comprehensive economic partnership agreement will become effective on Wednesday. The deal focuses on new trade and investment opportunities, the elimination and reduction of certain tariffs, and enhancing private sector collaboration between the two countries.

Amid a quiet day on the corporate side, Sagasse Investment Co. (ADX:SAGA) returned to trading on the Abu Dhabi bourse following a temporary suspension due to its annual general meeting. Shares of the investment company closed the session flat.

Shares of Dubai Residential REIT (DFM:DUBAIRESI) ended the session 0.79% in the red. The pure-play real estate investment trust purchased 220 townhouses at Jebel Ali Village residential community in Dubai at a forward purchase price of 894 million Emirati dirham.

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