# Gulf bourses mixed as Iran-Saudi talks temper fears over US strike on Qeshm

https://mins.news/en/item/126826

- Reuters, 2026-11-03 09:15 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gulf-bourses-mixed-iran-saudi-talks-offset-fears-over-us-strikes-irans-qeshm-2026-11-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae9a61d401f6f00010d2154

> Major Gulf stock markets were mixed in early Tuesday trading. Iran said talks with Saudi Arabia were continuing, offsetting concerns about escalation in the eight-month conflict after the US struck Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

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