Business / Stock Market

Fed stimulus plan worries investors on Wall Street 27 May 2013 - 01:05 am

NEW YORK: The US stock market’s break in its recent rally this week left investors wondering if they’re seeing a turning point or...

Qatar bourse index climbs 0.42 percent 27 May 2013 - 01:03 am

Doha/dubai: Qatar Exch-ange ended in the green yesterday adding 38.28 points (or 0.42 percent) to advance to 9,086.90 points from 9,048.62 on Thursday....

Qatar Exchange index adds 48.95 points 23 May 2013 - 02:33 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index was bullish yesterday adding 48.95 points or 0.54 percent to advance to 9,085.90 points from 9,036.95 on Tuesday. The...

Qatar Exchange index loses 27.36 points 22 May 2013 - 12:57 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index lost 27.36 points or 0.30 percent to 9,036.95 points from the previous closing of 9,064.31 points. The volume of...

Qatari bourse index adds 55 points 20 May 2013 - 11:22 pm

Doha: Qatar’s main index rose for the second trading day yesterday, albeit marginally, after breaching the magical barrier of 9,000 points to a...

Qatari bourse index adds 1.04 percent 19 May 2013 - 10:47 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange continued its gaining streak yesterday adding 92.53 points (or 1.04 percent) to advance to 9,009.43 points from 8,916.90 on Thursday. ...

Kuwait bourse resumes rally 17 May 2013 - 03:52 am

Three men watch a screen at the Kuwait bourse. The bourse resumed a rally in heavy trading yesterday as upbeat expectations of an...

QE index up 69.02 points this week 17 May 2013 - 03:49 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index gained 69.02 points (0.78 percent) this week when it closed at 8,916.90 points at the end of the trading...

Karachi stocks hit all-time high on Nawaz Sharif’s win 14 May 2013 - 12:06 am

Pakistani stockbrokers monitor share prices during a trading session at the Karachi Stock Exchange yesterday. KARACHI: Karachi stocks hit an all-time high yesterday...

Qatari bourse index rises by 12.64 points 08 May 2013 - 11:19 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 12.64 points or 0.14 percent to advance to 8,858.29 points from 8,845.65 on Tuesday....

Qatari bourse index adds 11.52 points 07 May 2013 - 11:07 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange continued its rising streak yesterday, adding 11.52 points or 0.13 percent to advance to 8,845.65 points from 8,834.13 on Monday....

$3.5bn deals to heat up Asian stock markets 05 May 2013 - 11:20 pm

HONG KONG: A unit of Sinopec Group and brokerage China Galaxy Securities are launching Hong Kong IPOs today seeking to raise up to...

Qatari bourse index adds 36.85 points 05 May 2013 - 11:05 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 36.85 points (or 0.42 percent) to advance to 8,785.53 points from 8,748.68 on Thursday....

Trading value, volume rise on Qatar bourse 03 May 2013 - 04:28 am

DOHA: Qatar’s main index gained 155.42 points (1.81 percent) last week to 8,748.68 points. The trading value increased 31.40 percent to QR1.38bn compared...

London stocks edge up amid May Day holiday 02 May 2013 - 12:19 am

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the morning bell yesterday. LONDON: The British stock market rose in...

Qatar bourse index rises by 0.57pc 01 May 2013 - 01:22 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in the green yesterday adding 48.79 points (or 0.57 percent) to advance to 8,677.10 points from 8,628.31 on Monday....

European stocks mixed 01 May 2013 - 01:17 am

Traders work at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange yesterday. LONDON: European stock markets closed yesterday...

World stocks rise; S&P 500 nears record 30 Apr 2013 - 12:58 am

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. NEW YORK: World stock indexes and the euro advanced yesterday as...