Stock exchange in the Gulf were mixed on Wednesday in the middle of steady oil prices, while soft U.S. labor market information declared expectations of a rates of interest cut by the Federal Reserve in September. Oil prices, a driver for the Gulf's monetary markets, edged up 0.7% after hitting near fourmonth lows in the previous session, with Brent trading at $78.07 a barrel at 1300 GMT. The Qatari criteria stock index increased 0.3%,. getting for a fifth straight session, supported by a 1.9%. increase in Industries Qatar and a 0.7% rise in Qatar. Gas Transport. On the other hand, energy giant QatarEnergy signed an offer to provide. Taiwan's stateowned oil firm CPC with melted gas.