Business / Stock Market

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...