Business / Stock Market

Investors eye polls, jobs data on Wall Street 28 Oct 2012 - 03:49 am

NEW YORK: Earnings season may be only half over, but the focus on profits should subside next week as investors turn their attention...

Most commodity prices fall 28 Oct 2012 - 03:49 am

LONDON: Most commodity prices fell this week, buckling under pressure from poor US company results, weak economic data, demand worries and concerns over...

European stocks mixed, sterling gains 26 Oct 2012 - 04:15 am

LONDON: European stock markets posted mixed results yesterday but the pound gained ground after data showed that Britain had marched smartly out of...

Brent crude edges higher 26 Oct 2012 - 04:13 am

NEW YORK: Brent crude futures edged higher in choppy trading yesterday, lifted by economic data, but gains were limited by rising oil inventories...

Qatar Exchange index drops 0.23 percent this week 25 Oct 2012 - 05:08 am

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange index lost 19.82 points or 0.23 percent during this week to close at 8,516.31 points as the bourse closed...

Abu Dhabi Exchange 25 Oct 2012 - 05:07 am

An investor monitors a stock exchange information screen at the ADX Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange stock market yesterday.

Qatari bourse index down a tad 22 Oct 2012 - 04:36 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended slightly down by 3.93 points or 0.05 percent to 8,538.21 points yesterday from the previous closing of 8,542.14. Among...

Wall Street investors face earnings blitz with dread 21 Oct 2012 - 06:09 am

NEW YORK: US earnings started the quarter on the wrong foot, and things have only gotten worse. Expectations for the third quarter were...

QE market capitalisation increases to QR468.23bn 19 Oct 2012 - 04:27 am

DOHA: Qatar Exchange’s main index gained 63.53 points or 0.75 percent last week to close at 8,542.14 points. Trading value last week increased...

Dubai bourse eyes oil buyers 17 Oct 2012 - 06:23 am

DUBAI: The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) aims to revitalize its Oman crude futures contract by attracting major consumers and Middle East banks, rather...

Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit resigns 17 Oct 2012 - 06:20 am

New York: Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Vikram Pandit resigned abruptly yesterday, effective immediately, a shock change at the top of the bank just...

Qatari bourse adds 35.21 points 17 Oct 2012 - 06:16 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday, adding 35.21 points or 0.41 percent to advance to 8,558.12 points from 8,522.91 on Monday. ...

Qatari bourse index rises by 0.1 percent 15 Oct 2012 - 04:33 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in the green yesterday adding 8.48 points (or 0.1 percent) to advance to 8,487.09 points from 8,478.61 on Thursday....

Weekly Commodity Update 15 Oct 2012 - 04:29 am

by By Ole Hansen (Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank) In this commodity update we combine our thoughts from the quarterly outlook, which...