july 19 reuters  most major stock markets in the gulf rose in early trade on wednesday as us data stoked hopes the worlds biggest economy can avoid recession although volatile energy prices limited gains saudi arabias benchmark index tasi edged 01 helped by a 17 rise in dr sulaiman alhabib medical services 4013se  while dar al arkan real estate development co 4300se advanced 15 the developer sold 600 million in islamic bonds due february 2029 on tuesday a bank document showed among other gainers saudi advanced industries 2120se jumped about 4 after reporting a sharp rise in quarterly net profit in qatar the index qsi climbed 07 as most of the stocks on the index were in positive territory including the gulfs biggest lender qatar national bank qnbkqa  which rose 18 dubais main share index dfmgi inched 01 higher trading at its highest since late2015 however in abu dhabi the index ftfadgi eased 02 global oil prices retreated after opening higher at the start of asian trade as markets weighed us demand concerns against chinas pledge to support economic growth tighter russian supply and declining us inventories on the other hand adnoc gas adnocgasad rose more than 3 in early trade after the energy firm signed 14year agreement with indian oil corp iocns for export of up to 12 million metric tons per annum of liquefied natural gas lng separately saudi refiner saudi aramco total refining and petrochemical co plans to shut its al jubail refinery for maintenance starting endseptember or firsthalf october reuters reported on wednesday citing four sources with knowledge of the matter