Qatar Stock Exchange gained for the second day, albeit at lower levels, to stay above the 9,700 levels, mainly lifted by consumer goods, banking and industrials stocks.
Snapping three consecutive days of bearish run, the Qatar Stock Exchange on Monday saw its index gain marginally to inch near the 9,700 mark, mainly on foreign institutions’ buying support.
The Qatar Stock Exchange on Sunday opened the week weak and its key index retreated below the 9,700 levels mainly on lower buying interests from local and non-Qatari retail investors as well as domestic institutions.
Qatar Stock Exchange rather treaded a flat course to remain above the 10,000 mark despite global oil price hitting $50 a barrel owing to escalating wildfires in Canada.
Mashreq has announced the launch of biometric security for mobile banking in Qatar, allowing its customers to use their fingertips as password.
The Qatar Stock Exchange gained a robust 125 points to inch near the 9,900 levels, mainly on strong buying interests of foreign institutions.
Zimbabwe's opposition condemned the government's plan to print a local version of the US dollar as "madness" on Monday, as panic set in over a crippling cash shortage.
Berlin on Wednesday blasted ‘illegitimate’ financial operations carried out by banks such as Commerzbank, which are aimed at helping foreign investors shortchange the state of taxes.
Qatar National Bank said on Sunday that its systems were ‘fully secure’ following a cyber attack which potentially exposed the names and passwords of tens of thousands of customers.
India's government has revoked former airline boss Vijay Mallya's passport, after he failed to appear before investigators over a loan probe, the foreign ministry said Sunday.
An Indian court on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the embattled tycoon Vijay Mallya, who left the country owing more than $1 billion, an official told AFP.
Investors’ penchant for consumer goods, insurance, real estate and banking stocks led Qatar Stock Exchange gain 31 points on more than doubled volumes.
