Business / Stock Market

Qatar bourse index down; Dubai falters 30 Apr 2013 - 12:55 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was down 8.85 points or 0.10 percent to 8,628.31 points yesterday from the previous closing of 8,637.16 points. Among the...

Qatar Exchange resumes upward momentum 29 Apr 2013 - 01:14 am

DOHA/DUBAI: Qatar resu-med its upward momentum yesterday after the previous session’s reverse, while heavy buying of mid-cap stocks sent Dubai to a new...

New Tokyo index aimed at foreign investors 29 Apr 2013 - 01:10 am

TOKYO: Aiming to establish itself as a major exchange in Asia, the Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to create a new stock price index...

Commodity markets rebound on growing risk appetite 29 Apr 2013 - 01:00 am

LONDON: Global commodity markets rebounded this week from recent losses on the back of growing investor appetite for risk, dealers said. “Commodity prices...

Industries Qatar helps QE make biggest gain since 2011 25 Apr 2013 - 01:32 am

DOHA/DUBAI: Bank and telecommunications stocks lifted markets in the United Arab Emirates to multi-year highs yesterday as first-quarter earnings fuelled optimism over the...

European stocks extend gains 25 Apr 2013 - 01:31 am

LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets extended gains yesterday on growing expectations of an interest rate cut by the ECB following poor German economic...

Stock brokers warned against giving huge discounts 23 Apr 2013 - 04:31 am

DOHA: Stock brokerages have been warned by the regulator of the Qatari bourse against giving more than 50 percent discount in commissions they...

European stocks waver on Italy progress, US data 23 Apr 2013 - 04:29 am

LONDON: European stocks were mixed yesterday as traders balanced political progress in Italy with disappointing earnings and housing data from the US. On...

Qatar bourse adds 41 points 18 Apr 2013 - 12:51 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 41 points (or 0.49 percent) to advance to 8,409.33 points from 8,368.33 on Tuesday....

Europe indexes fall; gold shines 17 Apr 2013 - 06:36 am

LONDON: European stock markets closed lower yesterday as upbeat US data failed to take investor’s minds off of weaker economic prospects for the...

Qatar bourse index rises by 0.42 percent 17 Apr 2013 - 06:30 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in the green yesterday adding 35.22 points or 0.42 percent to advance to 8,368.33 points from 8,333.11 on Monday....

Qatari bourse books largest one-day fall 15 Apr 2013 - 01:07 am

DUBAI: Qatar’s bourse booked its largest one-day drop in four months yesterday as investors took their cues from weak global markets to sell...

Commodities: Brent oil at new low; gold dives 15 Apr 2013 - 12:47 am

LONDON: Brent crude oil sank this week to an eight-month low, hit by the poor outlook after a raft of demand forecast downgrades...

Qatar Exchange index sheds 2.37 points 10 Apr 2013 - 01:01 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index dropped 2.37 points or 0.03 percent yesterday to 8,518.34 points from the previous closing of 8,520.71. The volume of...

Qatari bourse gains 49.14 points in March 02 Apr 2013 - 06:15 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) Index gained 49.14 points or 0.58 percent during March 2013 compared to the previous month to close at 8,577.72...

UK gas stocks swell on supplies from Qatar 01 Apr 2013 - 06:38 am

DUBAI: UK stocks of liquefied natural gas have swollen over the last week, data from National Grid shows, after three big Qatari deliveries...

Qatari bourse ends in green 28 Mar 2013 - 02:13 am

Doha/Dubai: Qatar Exchange traded in the green area yesterday adding 33.56 points (or 0.4 percent) to advance to 8,606.67 points from 8,573.11 Tuesday. ...

Protests pull Egyptian bourse to 15-week low 27 Mar 2013 - 06:25 am

DUBAI/Doha: Ongoing selling pressure from foreign investors on Egypt’s gloomy political and economic outlook dragged the bourse down to a 15-week low, while...