周三早盘，海湾地区主要股市涨跌不一，在沙特阿美公司的一处地点遭到袭击加剧了人们对该王国与也门胡塞武装之间不断升级的冲突的担忧之后，沙特股市下跌。
Major Gulf stock markets were mixed in early trade on Wednesday, with Saudi shares falling after an attack on a Saudi Aramco site heightened concerns over the escalating conflict between the kingdom and Yemen's Houthis.
沙特阿拉伯基准指数下跌0.7%，该国资产规模最大的银行沙特国家银行下跌1.3%，拖累了股指。阿美公司下跌0.5%。
Saudi Arabia's benchmark index fell 0.7%, dragged down by a 1.3% drop in Saudi National Bank, the country's biggest lender by assets. Aramco shed 0.5%.
随着该王国与伊朗支持的组织之间的战斗加剧，能源部表示，位于东部城市宰赫然的一处属于国家石油公司的行政建筑遭到袭击，并引发了一场小火。
The Energy Ministry said an administrative building belonging to the state oil company in the eastern city of Dhahran was hit, causing a limited fire, as fighting between the kingdom and the Iran-allied group intensified.
在过去的一周里，为了报复利雅得对也门政府军的支持，胡塞武装向沙特阿拉伯发射了一连串弹道导弹和无人机。首都的国际机场已遭到四次袭击，其中包括周六的一次打击，导致13人丧生。
Over the past week, the Houthis have fired a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in retaliation for Riyadh's support of Yemeni government forces. The capital's international airport has been hit four times, including a strike on Saturday that killed 13 people.
在最新的一起事件中，两枚被拦截的导弹的碎片落在了利雅得，造成四人受伤，并对15栋房屋造成了轻微损坏。国家通讯社沙特通讯社于周三报道了此事，并援引民防发言人的话说。
In the latest incident, debris from two intercepted missiles fell on Riyadh, injuring four people and causing limited damage to 15 homes. The state news agency SPA reported this on Wednesday, citing the Civil Defense spokesperson.
在其他地方，卡塔尔指数下跌0.4%，受到石化制造商卡塔尔工业公司下跌1.4%的拖累。
Elsewhere, Qatar's index (.QSI) slipped 0.4%, weighed down by a 1.4% drop in petrochemical maker Industries Qatar (IQCD.QA).
随着两名伊朗高级官员对路透社表示德黑兰正在使用新战术来瞄准航行穿过霍尔木兹海峡的船只，地区紧张局势进一步加剧。他们表示，此举旨在保持高油价并影响美国中期选举。
Regional tensions rose further as two senior Iranian officials told Reuters that Tehran is using new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. They said the aim is to keep oil prices high and influence the US midterm elections.
阿联酋则走出了不同的行情。在顶级借贷机构阿联酋国民银行上涨1.4%的推动下，迪拜主要股票指数微涨0.1%，而阿布扎比指数上涨0.3%。
The UAE went the other way. Dubai's main share index (.DFMGI) edged up 0.1%, helped by a 1.4% gain in top lender Emirates NBD (ENBD.DU), while the Abu Dhabi index (.FTFADGI) rose 0.3%.