feb 16 reuters  most gulf stock markets rose in early trade on thursday tracking gains in global peers and oil prices although abu dhabi extended losses to a second session crude prices a key catalyst for the gulfs financial markets  edged up after international energy agency iea said oil demand would rise by 2 million barrels per day bpd in 2023 with china making up 900000 bpd of the increase brent was up 07 to 8592 per barrel by 0745 gmt the qatari stock index qsi inched up 06 bolstered by gains in banking and industrial sectors with industries qatar iqcdqa rising 2 and masraf al rayan markqa gaining 24 the regions largest lender qatar national bank qnbkqa and qatar islamic bank qisbqa rose 07 and 06 respectively mesaieed petrochemical mphcqa declined 14 after it reported a drop in fullyear net profit dubais benchmark stock index dfmgi was up 01 in early trade aided by gains in industry sector stocks with toll operator salik salikdu rising 12 dubais real estate developer deyaar development deyrdu climbed 26 after it reported on wednesday a 187 jump in fullyear net profit saudi arabias benchmark stock index tasi inched up 01 helped by gains in finance materials and energy sectors with worlds largest islamic bank by assets al rajhi bank 1120se gaining 04 and oil giant saudi aramco 2222se rising 03 however the saudis ict services provider solutions by stc 7202se slipped 47 after it posted a 265 jump in full year net profit that missed analysts estimates in abu dhabi the benchmark stock index ftfadgi dropped 02 dragged down by a 03 loss in alpha dhabi alphadhabiad and 04 fall in the largest lender by assets first abu dhabi bank fabad  among the losers americana restaurants international amrad dropped 23 after the firm missed maket estimate of 9989 million riyals for annual net profit