<div id="readability-page-1"><div> Stock markets in the Gulf ended mixed on Sunday following an easing in crude prices on Friday while anticipation of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut next month underpinned sentiment.Crude futures fell marginally on Friday as investors considered oil's geopolitical risk premium amid drawn-out Russia-Ukraine peace talks.Saudi Arabia's benchmark share index slipped 0.5%, with Saudi Arabian Mining Company losing 2.2% and oil giant Saudi Aramco down 0.4%.<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td> down 0.5% to 10,591</td></tr><tr><td>Qatar</td><td> eased 0.3% to 10,615</td></tr><tr><td>Egypt</td><td> gained 1.7% to 40,710</td></tr><tr><td>Bahrain</td><td> was flat at 2,040</td></tr><tr><td>Oman</td><td>(.MSX30) added 1.2% to 5,706</td></tr><tr><td>Kuwait</td><td>(.BKP) was up 0.2% to 9,428</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>

Gulf stock markets ended mixed on Sunday due to weak oil prices and hopes for a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut. Saudi Arabia's index fell 0.5%, with Saudi Arabian Mining Company down 2.2% and Saudi Aramco down 0.4%. Qatar eased 0.3%, Egypt gained 1.7%, Bahrain was flat, Oman rose 1.2%, and Kuwait increased 0.2%.

Gulf bourses mixed on weak oil prices, Fed easing hopes