The Tadawul All-Shares Index (TASI) fell by 3.1 percent minutes after opening but recovered slightly to close down 0.9 percent at 6, 930.60 points. TASI and other Gulf bourses have witnessed sharp volatility throughout 2015 mainly due to the slump in oil prices that led to spending cuts by regional governments and hit corporate profits. Saudi Arabia said on Monday it posted a deficit of $98 billion (89 billion euros) in 2015 after a steep decline in oil revenues.
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