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Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Tuesday on falling oil prices as China’s economic reforms underwhelmed investors, although the Saudi index bucked the trend. Crude prices – a catalyst for the Gulf’s financial markets – slipped for a second day as concern over China’s plan for growth and uncertainty over the pace of U.S. interest rate cuts offset the prospect of a tighter market due to continued OPEC+ supply restraint.