Business / Stock Market

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...

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...