Business / Stock Market

Qatar Exchange market cap rises to QR476.77bn 15 Feb 2013 - 11:19 am

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange’s (QE) main index gained 35.25 points, or 0.40 percent, during the week to close at 8,792.84 points. Trading value...

Key European stocks drop as eurozone recession deepens 15 Feb 2013 - 11:16 am

LONDON: European stocks fell yesterday following news that the eurozone recession deepened in the final three months of last year, but some major...

QE trading volume jumps 09 Feb 2013 - 01:01 am

DOHA: Qatari stocks improved marginally in the week that ended yesterday with the main benchmark index of the bourse gaining a marginal 32.82...

Most European stock markets slump 07 Feb 2013 - 06:21 am

A woman walks in front of a share price board in Tokyo, yesterday. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared more than 3 percent...

Qatari bourse index rises by 0.25 percent 07 Feb 2013 - 06:18 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 21.69 points (or 0.25 percent) to advance to 8,769.20 points from 8,747.51 on Tuesday....

Qatari bourse index adds 22.48 points 06 Feb 2013 - 07:13 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index continued its upswing trend yesterday adding 22.48 points or 0.26 percent to advance to 8,747.51 points from 8,725.03 on...

Qatari bourse index loses 1.29 points 05 Feb 2013 - 05:23 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was slightly down yesterday losing 1.29 points or 0.01 percent to reach 8,725.03 points from the previous closing of 8,726.32. ...

Foreign buyers snap up most of Asiacell shares 04 Feb 2013 - 12:35 am

Investors monitor stock information on an electronic board at the Iraq Stock Exchange in Baghdad, yesterday. BAGHDAD: Foreign investors bought more than two-thirds...

Qatar Exchange index adds 1.55 points; Emaar drags down Dubai 04 Feb 2013 - 12:34 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index added 1.55 points (0.02 percent) yesterday to reach 8,726.32 points from 8,724.77 on Thursday. The volume of shares traded...

Qatari bourse index adds 24.5 points 30 Jan 2013 - 01:37 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 24.50 points or 0.28 percent to advance to 8,689.69 points from 8,665.19 on...

Qatari bourse index rises by 0.34 percent 24 Jan 2013 - 03:31 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 29.71 points (or 0.34 percent) to advance to 8,652.86 points from 8,623.15 on Tuesday....

Saudi crude oil exports fell to 7.15 million bpd in Nov 21 Jan 2013 - 06:17 am

DUBAI: Saudi crude oil exports fell by 124,000 barrels a day (bpd) to 7.154 million bpd in November, according to official data published...

Dubai bourse hits 32-month closing high 21 Jan 2013 - 06:13 am

DUBAI: Dubai’s bourse rose to a 32-month closing high in heavy trade yesterday as it tested, but failed to break, long-term technical resistance....

Qatar Exchange’s losing streak ends 17 Jan 2013 - 03:56 am

Doha/DUBAI: Most Middle East bourses rose yesterday as bargain hunters bought banking stocks following early-week declines. Banks results in Saudi Arabia and Qatar...

Qatari bourse index dips by 1.1 percent 14 Jan 2013 - 01:04 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was down 96.98 points or 1.10 percent to 8,684.72 points yesterday from the previous closing of 8,781.70 points. Among the...

Global stocks near 20-month high 12 Jan 2013 - 12:46 am

NEW YORK: An improving economic outlook held world shares near a 20-month high yesterday, while the euro rose to its highest against the...

Qatar Exchange continues rally 08 Jan 2013 - 12:41 am

An investor monitors share prices on an electronic board at the Iraq Stock Exchange in Baghdad, yesterday. Doha/DUBAI: Qatar Exchange (QE) pursued its...

Global stock markets rally on US fiscal cliff deal 03 Jan 2013 - 01:26 am

LONDON: World stock markets surged yesterday for a roaring start to 2013 after US lawmakers clinched a deal to avert a feared “fiscal...