Business / Stock Market

QE index breaks three-day rally 12 Mar 2014 - 12:34 am

DOHA: Breaking a three-day winning streak, Qatar Exchange (QE) benchmark index retreated 1.7 percent yesterday on heavy selloff by local retail investors. The...

QE index rebounds, adds 260.45 points 07 Mar 2014 - 12:40 am

Doha: Qatar’s stock market bounced back yesterday after the Qatari government pledging its commitment to regional security policies and saying it would not...

Qatar stocks tank on diplomatic row 06 Mar 2014 - 01:31 am

DOHA: Qatar’s stock market tumbled 2.3 percent on a day three GCC countries announced the withdrawal of their ambassadors from Qatar. The market...

Stocks rally, oil slips as Ukraine tension eases 05 Mar 2014 - 12:54 am

A share trader wearing a Guy Fawkes mask and carnival costume works at the stock exchange yesterday in Frankfurt. Frankfurt traders follow a...

Actavis in talks to buy Forest Labs for $25bn 19 Feb 2014 - 01:13 am

New York: Actavis Plc is in advanced talks to acquire rival drug maker Forest Laboratories Inc in a deal that could value Forest...

European stocks slide; euro, gold rise 04 Feb 2014 - 01:20 am

LONDON: European stocks tumbled yesterday as lacklustre reports on Chinese and US manufacturing activity outweighed the eurozone hitting a 32-month high in January....

European stocks dip on US jobs data 17 Jan 2014 - 07:34 am

LONDON: European stocks pulled back yesterday, failing to gain traction from a surprise drop in US unemployment claims, while Citigroup earnings disappointed. London’s...

Qatar bourse index ends in the green 07 Jan 2014 - 08:51 am

DOHA: Supported by a hunt for high-dividend stocks, Qatar Exchange continued its bullish run yesterday. Qatari index was the second strongest performer in...

Turkish lira at new low 07 Jan 2014 - 08:41 am

ANKARA: The Turkish lira plunged to a new low against the dollar yesterday, as a high-level corruption scandal continued to hurt investor confidence....

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...