Business / Stock Market

European stock markets down; euro climbs 07 Jan 2014 - 08:40 am

LONDON: Upbeat eurozone data helped boost the euro yesterday but top European stock markets mostly ended in the red, dragged down by losses...

Key European stock markets fall; euro dips 03 Jan 2014 - 07:33 am

LONDON: European stock markets sank yesterday, sharply reversing initial gains, as investors reacted to poor Chinese manufacturing data and took profits on the...

Wall Street ends best year since 1990 01 Jan 2014 - 11:08 pm

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. NEW YORK: US stocks closed out their best...

Bourse Istanbul may get a stake in Nasdaq OMX 01 Jan 2014 - 01:05 pm

A man enters the Bourse Istanbul in Istanbul yesterday. Turkey’s Bourse Istanbul could acquire a minority stake in Nasdaq OMX Group as part...

Pakistan investments 01 Jan 2014 - 12:58 pm

Pakistani stockbrokers sit under digital screens showing stock listings during a trading session at the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) yesterday. Prime Minister Nawaz...

Industry shares push QE up by 11.39 points 01 Jan 2014 - 12:42 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend yesterday adding 11.39 points, or 0.11 percent, to advance to 10,379.59 points from 10,368.20 on Monday....

Rupee on course to be one of Asia’s worst performers in ’13 31 Dec 2013 - 09:53 am

MUMBAI: The rupee fell yesterday, hit by strong dollar demand by a state-run bank that dealers said was intended to meet oil refiner...

End of trading celebration 29 Dec 2013 - 09:54 am

Traders celebrating on the last day of trading in front of a giant electronic board at the Philippine Stock Exchange in Manila.

Retailers lead Wall Street higher 27 Dec 2013 - 09:10 am

NEW YORK: US stocks rose yesterday, putting the Dow on track for a record closing high for a sixth straight day as retail...

Qatari bourse index loses 65.82 points 23 Dec 2013 - 04:00 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index lost 65.82 points, or 0.63 percent, yesterday to 10,402.77 points from the previous closing of 10,468.59 points, on the...

Key European stocks soar on Fed tapering 20 Dec 2013 - 01:14 am

LONDON: European markets soared yesterday after the US Federal Reserve boosted confidence in the economic recovery by announcing plans to scale back its...

Indian shares hit high, rupee firms 10 Dec 2013 - 10:57 am

MUMBAI: Indian shares closed at a new high and the rupee firmed yesterday after the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, widely seen as...

European markets rise; gold shines 07 Dec 2013 - 07:33 am

LONDON: European stock markets posted solid gains yesterday following unexpectedly strong US jobs data, despite this raising the odds that the Federal Reserve...

European stocks slide 05 Dec 2013 - 11:19 am

A businessman uses his smartphone before a share prices board in Tokyo yesterday. Japan’s share prices dropped 341.72 points to close at 15,407.94...

Qatar bourse index rises by 0.2 percent 02 Dec 2013 - 08:58 am

DUBAI: Egypt’s bourse posted the biggest gain in the region, rising 1.4 percent in thin trading as the country was readying a draft...

Qatar Exchange adds 72.40 points 25 Nov 2013 - 09:50 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index added 72.40 points, or 0.42 percent, to reach 10,325.72 points yesterday from the previous closing of 10,283.00 points on...

Bull run continues at QE 19 Nov 2013 - 07:13 am

Doha/DUBAI: Bourses across the Gulf gained yesterday along with global markets, with the exception of Kuwait, where property stocks dropped after a local...

Qatar bourse index rises by 72.40 points 18 Nov 2013 - 02:06 pm

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in the green rising 72.40 points or 0.71 percent to 10,284.80 points from the previous closing of 10,072.05 on...