Category: Industry

QSE Index Rises 0.32% at Start of Trading

– The general index of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) rose 33.33 points, or 0.32%, at the start of trading on Thursday, to reach the level of 10,440 points, compared to yesterday’s closing.

QSE’s figures showed an increase in the performance of most sect…

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Gold prices rise

Bethlehem – Ma’an – Gold prices rose to their highest level after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by about half a percentage point.

Spot gold rose 0.9% to $2,592.39 an ounce, while US gold futures rose 0.2% to $2,598.60 at settlement.

Sou…

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Bank of England Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged

The Bank of England (the central bank) on Thursday kept interest rates unchanged at 5 percent , despite the significant 50 basis point cut by the Federal Reserve (the US central bank).

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee said in a stateme…

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Oil Prices Rise After US Interest Rate Cut

Oil prices rose on Thursday after a large interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve, but concerns over global demand lingered and capped gains.

Brent crude futures for November were up 36 cents, or 0.5 percent, to USD 74.01 a barrel, while WTI cr…

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Oil prices rise despite concerns about global demand

Oil prices rose on Thursday after a significant cut in US interest rates, while concerns about global demand remained, which limited gains.

Brent crude futures for November delivery rose 36 cents, or 0.5 %, to $74.01 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate…

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