Business / Stock Market

Qatar bourse index rises by 0.23pc 08 Nov 2013 - 06:57 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in green yesterday adding 23.34 points or 0.23 percent to reach 9,976.21 points from the previous closing of 9,952.87...

European stock markets waver on ECB rate cut 08 Nov 2013 - 06:56 am

LONDON: Europe’s major stock markets wavered and the euro tumbled against the dollar yesterday after a surprise decision by the ECB to cut...

Retail investors excited over likely cut in stock par value 08 Nov 2013 - 05:24 am

DOHA: Small investors are quite excited about the possibility of the face value of Qatari stocks being slashed by 10 times, to QR1...

Qatari bourse reaches 10-week high 06 Nov 2013 - 06:16 am

DUBAI/Doha: Foreign institutional investors helped lift Qatar’s index to a 10-week high yesterday. It rose 0.8 percent to 9,915 points, its highest close...

Wall Street abuzz over Twitter IPO 04 Nov 2013 - 08:33 am

A worker tends to the lawn on the roof of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California. NEW YORK: Wall Street is aflutter over...

Qatari bourse index adds 23.92 points 31 Oct 2013 - 12:05 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange added yesterday 23.92 points or 0.25 percent to reach 9,757.11 points from the previous closing of 9,733.19 points on Tuesday. ...

Qatar Exchange expects to obtain full membership in world federation 30 Oct 2013 - 12:56 am

A man reads a newspaper near a display screen showing stock information at the Qatar Exchange in Doha yesterday. Doha: Qatar Exchange (QE)...

European stock markets wobble 29 Oct 2013 - 04:34 am

LONDON: European stock markets wobbled yesterday as traders marked time ahead of a key policy meeting of the US Federal Reserve due this...

Qatari bourse index slips by 7.92 points 23 Oct 2013 - 12:41 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index slipped 7.92 points, or 0.08 percent, yesterday to 9,723.64 points from the previous closing of 9,731.56 points. The volume...

European stocks subdued; gold shines 22 Oct 2013 - 03:24 am

The curve of the German share price index DAX seen at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange yesterday. LONDON: European stocks steadied yesterday as investors...

Qatar bourse index down 0.21 percent 22 Oct 2013 - 01:59 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange was down 20.33 points or 0.21 percent to 9,731.56 points yesterday from the previous closing of 9,751.89. Among the top...

Qatar bourse index adds 28.37 points 21 Oct 2013 - 08:32 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange ended in the green yesterday adding 28.37 points or 0.19 percent to 9,751.89 points from the previous closing of 9,723.52....

Qatar Exchange index loses 14.15 points 10 Oct 2013 - 01:02 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index lost 14.15 points, or 0.15 percent, to 9,743.68 points from the previous closing of 9,757.83 points. The volume of...

Bullish Qatari index adds 70.06 points 03 Oct 2013 - 12:23 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange pursued its gaining streak yesterday adding 70.06 points, or 0.73 percent to advance to 9,698.36 points from 9,628.30 on Tuesday....

Qatari bourse index slumps by 17.98 points 01 Oct 2013 - 12:58 am

Doha: Qatar Exchange index lost 17.98 points, or 0.19 percent, to 9,608.32 points from the previous closing of 9,626.30 points. The volume of...

Commodity prices rally over Syria fears 08 Sep 2013 - 12:58 am

LONDON: Oil prices won support this week from fears of a US-led military strike against Syria, while commodity market traders reacted also to...

BRICS group to commit $100bn to forex fund 06 Sep 2013 - 03:49 am

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia: The BRICS group of emerging economies will contribute $100bn to a fighting fund to steady currency markets destabilised by an...

European stocks rise; gold falls 05 Sep 2013 - 01:23 am

LONDON: European stocks rose yesterday despite the airlines sector flying into turbulence after Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair issued a shock profits warning. Stocks...