Tokyo: The US dollar weakened on Wednesday, while the Japanese yen maintained its recent gains, buoyed by a rally in Japanese equities and investor expectations that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory would bolster her fiscal policy age…
Doha: Gold and silver prices edged higher on Wednesday as US Treasury yields declined following data showing a stall in December retail sales growth, signaling a potential economic softening ahead of key labor market data. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $5,03…
London: Oil held steady on Wednesday: as traders are waiting for weekly US oil inventory data. Brent crude oil futures were up 23 cents, or 0.3%, at $69.03 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 23 cents, or 0.4%, to $64.19.
According to Qa…
Muscat: The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) general index 30 concluded Wednesday’s trading session at 7,028.16 points. This marks a rise of 135.7 points, or 1.97 percent, from its previous close of 6,892.43 points.
According to Qatar News Agency, the tr…
South korea: South Korea’s state-run economic think tank on Wednesday raised its 2026 growth forecast for the domestic economy to 1.9 percent, citing strong semiconductor exports and a recovery in consumer spending. The new projection by the Korea Dev…
Paris: France’s e-commerce sales approached pound 200 billion last year, marking a 7 percent increase, the French Federation of E-Commerce and Distance Selling (FEVAD) announced.
According to Qatar News Agency, in its annual report released Wednesda…
Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed Wednesday’s trading session with a slight increase of 0.98 points, or 0.01 percent, bringing the total to 11,502.99 points.
According to Qatar News Agency, the trading session saw a total of 168,625…
Doha: QIA has announced its participation in Apptronik’s $520 million Series A-X extension round as a new investor, joining AT and T Ventures and John Deere. The extension follows Apptronik’s initial $415 million Series A raised in 2025, bringing the …
Doha: HE Governor of Qatar Central Bank and Chairman of Qatar Investment Authority, Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al-Thani, met on Wednesday with HE Governor of the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yasir Al Rumayyan, along…
Riyadh: The main Saudi stock index closed lower Wednesday, losing 46.43 points to end trading at 11,167.54 points, with a total trading value of SR 4.8 billion.
According to Qatar News Agency, the volume of traded shares reached 356 million. Among t…