Category: Industry

Saudi Stock Market Index Closes Higher

Riyadh: The main Saudi stock index closed Thursday up by 82.05 points, reaching 11,031.32 points, with trading valued at SAR 6.6 billion. The volume of shares traded reached 295 million shares, with 131 companies recording gains and 121 others recordi…

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QSE Index Drops 1.14 Points at Start of Trading

The general index of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) slightly dropped 1.14 points, or 0.01 percent, at the beginning of trading on Tuesday, reaching 10,155 points, compared to yesterday’s closing.

QSE general index was weighed down by a decline in Banks a…

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QSE Closes 8.90 Points Higher

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) closed Tuesday’s trading session with an increase of 8.90 points, or 0.09 percent, reaching a level of 10,165.76 points.

During the session, 111,647,563 shares were traded, amounting to a value of QR 365,366,710.268, re…

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Oil Prices Drop to a Week Low

Oil prices declined by about one percent at the close of today’s trading session, marking their lowest level in a week.

Brent crude futures fell by 79 cents, or 0.9 percent, settling at $85.75 per barrel. Similarly, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crud…

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Japan’s May Current Account Surplus Hits Record High

Japan’s Finance Ministry said that the country’s current account surplus for May hit a record high for that month.

The surplus stood at 2.85 trillion yen, or 17.7 billion dollars. That’s up more than 41 percent on year and the highest for May since 1…

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