Saudi Arabia's index fell for the second straight session as investors booked gains ahead of first-quarter results, while property stocks led Qatar to a new six-month high on Monday. Kingdom's Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) fell 0.25 percent to 6,805.32 points on Monday. “Saudi Arabia is the best performing market in the region. At the moment, we don't have any news flow and we are seeing profit taking in the index,” said Matthew Wakeman, managing director for cash and equity-linked trading at EFG-Hermes. US crude futures hit an 18-month high on Monday, climbing toward $86 per barrel on expectations of faster-than-expected economic recovery and increasing demand for fuel and Asian stocks rose on strong US jobs data. Dubai fell for a third session in four as investors sold off bluechip stocks in the absence of any new catalyst post a Dubai World-inspired rally. The index dropped 0.7 percent to 1,837 points. Emaar Properties fell 0.7 percent and Emirates NBD closed down 1.7 percent. Oman benchmark rose 0.9 percent to 6,870 points. Dubai The index fell 0.7 percent to 1,837 points. Abu Dhabi measure fell 0.8 percent to 2,837 points. Kuwait measure rose 0.2 percent to 7,537 points. Bahrain index rose 0.7 percent to 1,574 points. Qatar's index touched a six-month high by 4 percent to 7,604 points, helped by property stocks. Qatar index rose 0.4 percent to 7,604 points.