Business / Stock Market

US investors switch out of Europe 16 Aug 2014 - 10:12 pm

LONDON: US investors are withdrawing billions of dollars from European stocks as signs of a stalled economic recovery, compounded by the Ukraine crisis,...

Pakistani stocks plunge 4.5 percent 11 Aug 2014 - 11:08 pm

Brokers react as they monitor stock prices from their booth during a trading session at the Karachi Stock Exchange yesterday. Pakistani stocks plunged...

Dividend payers attractive again as bond yields fall 09 Aug 2014 - 10:55 pm

NEW YORK: Investors once again are snapping up high-dividend-paying US stocks as Treasury yields fall, which should keep utilities and telecom stocks near...

Portugal ready to bail out crisis-hit BES 03 Aug 2014 - 11:05 pm

LISBON: Portugal is ready to bail out the Banco Espirito Santo (BES) to prevent a catastrophic run on its banks that could plunge...

US group overhauls China business in meat safety scandal 29 Jul 2014 - 12:21 am

Customers walk out of a Starbucks coffee store in Shanghai yesterday. The food scandal has dragged in other global food brands such as...

Disappointing corporate earnings 27 Jul 2014 - 02:16 am

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City yesterday. With poorer than expected earnings reports...

LSE set to buy Russell for $2.7bn 26 Jun 2014 - 11:11 pm

LONDON: London Stock Exchange (LSE) Group has agreed to buy US asset manager Russell for $2.7bn in order to diversify and grow its...

QE in correction mode; foreign investors turn bearish 20 Jun 2014 - 12:18 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: Triggered by a broader sell-off, Qatar stocks saw one of its biggest weekly pull backs of the year yesterday....

India stocks hit record, rupee strengthens to nearly 10-month high 13 May 2014 - 08:44 am

MUMBAI: India’s stock market closed at a second straight record high yesterday while the rupee rallied on hopes that exit polls will show...

Indian stocks hit record high on election result hopes 10 May 2014 - 12:04 am

MUMBAI: India’s stock market surged yesterday, touching a new high on hopes that election results next week will usher in a stable government...

QE index gains 233.76 points last week 09 May 2014 - 05:01 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index gained 233.76 points, 1.84 percent, last week when the bourse closed at 12,961.40 points yesterday. The trading value of...

QE index hits fresh highs on banking support 06 May 2014 - 01:28 am

DOHA: Qatar’s bourse extended its record-breaking spree with the main index hitting a new peak after adding 1.04 percent to finish at 12,987.95...

QE index adds 126.62 points 05 May 2014 - 12:45 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday by adding 126.62 points, or 0.99 percent, to advance to 12,854.26 points from Thursday’s close...

QE index closer to historic high 22 Apr 2014 - 01:09 am

DOHA: Qatar bourse extended its rally for the fifth straight session yesterday lifting the main index closer to Qatar Exchange’s (QE) historical highs....

Qatar Exchange up 0.37 percent 04 Apr 2014 - 05:35 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday adding 43.92 points (0.37 percent) to advance to 11,983.87 points from 11,939.95 on Wednesday. Among...

QE index back in green, adds 70.60 points 18 Mar 2014 - 07:54 am

Doha: The Qatar Exchange bourse yesterday closed in the green area, adding 70.60 points, or 0.62 percent, to 11,401.65 points from a day...

Alibaba looks for US listing 16 Mar 2014 - 08:45 am

HONG KONG: China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is planning a US IPO in the third quarter of this year, people familiar...

After the strongest tech listing in 2014 16 Mar 2014 - 08:42 am

Castlight Health Inc CEO Giovanni Colella kisses his child following his company’s IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Shares...