Business / Stock Market

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...

Qatari bourse index rises by 1.08 percent 03 Jan 2013 - 01:20 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 90.32 points (or 1.08 percent) to advance to 8,449.26 points. Among the top...

Qatari bourse index loses 10.85 points 30 Dec 2012 - 11:34 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange slipped 10.85 points or 0.13 percent yesterday to 8,300.37 points from the previous closing of 8,311.22 points. The volume of...

European stock markets rise 28 Dec 2012 - 04:28 am

A passer-by watching Tokyo stock average closing information on a display at a securities office in Tokyo yesterday, after Liberal Democratic Party’s president...

Qatari bourse index down 0.19 percent 28 Dec 2012 - 04:19 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index was down 16.16 points or 0.19 percent to 8,311.22 points yesterday from the previous closing of 8,327.38 points. Among...

Qatari bourse index loses 53.77 points 27 Dec 2012 - 09:34 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index continued its losing streak yesterday dropping 53.77 points or 0.64 percent to 8,327.38 points from the previous closing of...

Qatar Exchange index down 0.11pc 26 Dec 2012 - 01:17 am

An investor looks at a computer screen in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Hefei, Anhui...

Real estate sector pushes QE index down 24 Dec 2012 - 10:27 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) index dropped 32.57 points or 0.39 percent to 8,390.32 points yesterday. QE sector indices traded in the negative zone....

Qatar Exchange index loses 19.62 points 24 Dec 2012 - 10:07 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index lost 19.62 points or 0.23 yesterday to hit 8,422.89 points from the previous closing of 8,442.51 points. The volume...

Qatari bourse index adds 56.36 points 20 Dec 2012 - 01:46 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 56.36 points or 0.67 percent to advance to 8,407.10 points from 8,350.74 on last...

Qatari bourse index rises; Egypt climbs 17 Dec 2012 - 04:22 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in the green yesterday adding 4.34 points (or 0.05 percent) to advance to 8,335.48 points from 8,331.14 on Thursday....

Wall St drops as Apple falls; European stocks mixed 15 Dec 2012 - 12:37 am

NEW YORK: US stocks fell yesterday, with the Nasdaq weighed down by another drop in shares of Apple, and as the overhang of...