MIDEAST STOCKS-Petrochemicals lift Saudi Arabia; Egypt slips
 

(Updates with Saudi Arabia, Egypt open) DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's stock market extended gains in early trade on Wednesday after the kingdom indicated it was confident about growing demand for oil, while Egypt pulled back slightly. The main Saudi index edged up 0.3 percent and petrochemicals giant Saudi Basic Industries was the main support, adding 0.8 percent. National Industrialization Co (Tasnee) and Saudi Industrial Investment Group, which also have assets in the petrochemicals sector, climbed 1.7 and 1.6 percent respectively. ...

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