Business / Stock Market

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...

Most GCC bourses recover lost ground 20 Mar 2013 - 03:47 am

DUBAI: Most Gulf markets rose yesterday as bargain hunters returned following a sell-off a day earlier, while Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) helped lift...

Saudi, Qatar bourses dip; most Gulf markets up 13 Mar 2013 - 12:46 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s bourse made its largest one-day decline in two weeks yesterday as some investors reduced their market exposure ahead of the...

European stocks end mixed 12 Mar 2013 - 04:56 am

LONDON: European stock markets closed yesterday with mixed but mainly weaker results as disappointing Chinese economic data offset positive job numbers out of...

European stocks hit highest since 2008 crisis 07 Mar 2013 - 06:44 am

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. LONDON: European stock markets rose to their highest since the 2008...

European stocks mixed 05 Mar 2013 - 04:45 am

LONDON: European stock markets closed with mixed results yesterday after US lawmakers failed to prevent $85bn in spending cuts set to affect in...

Most regional bourses rise 03 Mar 2013 - 10:10 pm

A dealer gestures towards price movements on an electronic board at the Amman Stock Exchange, yesterday. DUBAI: Dubai bluechips rose yesterday, although the...

Stocks face roadblocks on Wall Street this week 03 Mar 2013 - 05:40 am

NEW YORK: If Wall Street needs to climb a wall of worry, it will have plenty of opportunity next week. Major US stock...

European stocks drop as traders eye Italy deadlock 02 Mar 2013 - 04:25 am

LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets fell yesterday as investors fretted over Italy’s post-election deadlock, poor economic data, looming US budget cutbacks and a...

Tomorrow last day of trading at QE’s present building 27 Feb 2013 - 06:19 am

DOHA: Tomorrow will be the last day for Qatar Exchange (QE) doing its businesses at its current building on the Grand Hamad Street....

Qatari bourse index down by 0.46 percent 26 Feb 2013 - 01:30 am

Qatari bourse index down by 0.46 percent Doha: Qatar Exchange was down 40.14 points or 0.46 percent to 8,653.07 points yesterday. Among the...

Key European stocks rise 26 Feb 2013 - 01:28 am

LONDON: European stock markets rode an Italian election rollercoaster yesterday, rising as exit polls initially tipped a centre-left victory but then dipping as...

Strong German data boosts European stocks 23 Feb 2013 - 03:34 am

LONDON: European stock markets rebounded while the euro slid against the dollar yesterday as traders welcomed improving economic fortunes in Germany and looked...