海湾股市周三早盘上涨，投资者权衡美国中期选举的影响，并等待看看华盛顿将如何应对其与伊朗的战争。
Gulf bourses advanced in early trade on Wednesday as investors weighed the fallout from the US midterms and waited to see how Washington would respond in its war with Iran.
民主党夺得参议院和众议院，给唐纳德·特朗普总统造成挫败。他们在南卡罗来纳州、得克萨斯州和俄亥俄州的胜利，突破了长期由共和党把持的地区。
Democrats seized the Senate and the House, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump. Their wins in South Carolina, Texas and Ohio broke through long-held Republican territory.
沙特阿拉伯基准指数上涨1.7%，受沙特阿拉伯采矿公司跳涨6.7%和拉吉希银行上涨1.4%提振。
Saudi Arabia's benchmark index gained 1.7%, lifted by a 6.7% jump in Saudi Arabian Mining Company and a 1.4% rise in Al Rajhi Bank.
一名美国官员周二表示，美国对伊朗其什姆岛实施了“防御性”打击，目标是用于攻击美国资产的地对空导弹。另一名官员表示，这些打击似乎规模有限，并不预示重返重大战斗行动。
The US carried out "defensive" strikes on Iran's Qeshm island targeting surface-to-air missiles used against US assets, a US official said on Tuesday. Another official said the strikes appeared limited and did not signal a return to major combat operations.
卡塔尔指数飙升2.3%，几乎所有成分股均为正值，其中卡塔尔伊斯兰银行上涨3.3%。
In Qatar, the index leapt 2.3%, with almost all its constituents in positive territory including Qatar Islamic Bank , which was up 3.3%.
多哈周二宣布，华盛顿和德黑兰仍致力于调解，并正在审议旨在缩小双方差距的提案。
Doha announced on Tuesday that Washington and Tehran remain dedicated to mediation and are examining proposals meant to close the distance between them.
卡塔尔官员还报告称，与双方的讨论取得了近期进展，缩小双方差距的努力仍在进行中。
Qatari officials also reported recent progress in discussions with each side, and efforts to shrink the differences between them are still underway.
迪拜主要股指上涨2.1%，蓝筹开发商埃玛尔物业上涨3.6%。
Dubai's main share index rose 2.1%, with blue-chip developer Emaar Properties increasing 3.6%.
这家房地产巨头提出，通过其全资子公司埃米拉特房地产控股公司，以每股15阿联酋迪拉姆现金收购其尚未持有的埃玛尔开发公司全部股份。埃玛尔开发公司股价上涨4%。阿布扎比指数上涨0.9%
The property giant is offering to buy all Emaar Development shares it doesn't already own, at AED 15 per share in cash, through its wholly owned unit, Emirates Property Holdings. Emaar Development shares rose 4%. The Abu Dhabi index was up 0.9%