July 23 (Reuters) - Qatar's stock market ended higher on Sunday in response to Friday's rise in oil prices, while the Saudi index finished flat.
In Qatar, the key stock index (.QSI) gained 0.5%, rising for an eighth consecutive session, led by a 10% surge in Barwa Real Estate Co (BRES.QA).
Last week, the real estate firm agreed to sell two land plots in Lusail area for 6.36 billion riyals ($1.75 billion).
Outside the Gulf, Egypt's blue-chip index (.EGX30) eased 0.2% on Sunday, hit by a 1.1% fall in tobacco monopoly Easter Company.
($1 = 3.6425 Qatar riyals)Reporting by Ateeq Shariff in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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