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Kuwaiti Crude Oil Prices Rise 91 Cents

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announced today that the price of Kuwaiti crude oil climbed by 91 cents to $98.64 per barrel, compared to $97.73 per barrel on Wednesday.

Kuna reported today that brent futures in the international markets rose $1.17 …

China’s Central Bank Adds Liquidity via Reverse Repos

China’s central bank conducted 101 billion yuan (about $14.07 billion) of seven-day reverse repos at an interest rate of 1.8% Thursday.

It also conducted 508 billion yuan of 14-day reverse repos at an interest rate of 1.95%.

The move aims to keep…

Oil Rises on Worries of Tight Global Supply

Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Thursday after surging to the highest settlement in 2023 in the previous session as a steep drop in US crude stocks added to worries of tight global supplies.

Brent crude futures climbed 16 cents to $96.71 a…

21-karat gold price hits JD38.5 per gram in local market

Citizens in the local market continue to show strong interest in 21-karat gold, as its buying price on Thursday reached JD38.50 dinars per gram from jewelry stores, with a selling price of JD36.80.

The Jordan Jewelers Association has released its …

QSE Index Rises 27.91 Points at Start of Trading

The general index of Qatar Stock Exchange rose 27.91 points, or 0.27%, at the beginning of Thursday’s trading, to reach the level of 10,292 points, compared to yesterday’s closing.

The positive performance of QSE general index was supported by a r…

Ukraine: Public debt rises to $134bln

The Ukrainian Finance Ministry announced Thursday that the country’s public debt rose by one billion dollars last August, upping the total to $134 billion.

The Ministry stated that the external debt comprises 70 per cent of the total debt and the …

Qatari private sector exports to Jordan up 10% in H1 2023

The value of the Qatari private sector’s exports to Jordan during the first half of 2023 inched up by 10 percent, reaching nearly QR 91 million ($25 million), compared with QR80 million ($21.97 million) in the same period of 2022, according to an o…

Exports at JD7.8 bln in H1 of 2023

During the first half of 2023, Jordan’s exports of goods and services increased by 15.3% to JD7.8 billion, as per preliminary data on Jordan’s balance of payments released by the Central Bank of Jordan on Thursday.

The increase was primarily due t…

QSE Index Down by 0.12 Percent on Thursday

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index closed its trading Thursday, down by 0.12% or 12.80 points, to clase at 10,251.95 points.

During today’s session, 183,299,323 shares were traded, with a value of QR 564,149,709.192, as a result of implement…

Real Estate Trading Volume at Over QR 284 Million in Week

The volume of real estate trading in sales contracts at the Department of Real Estate Registration at the Ministry of Justice during the period from 17 September to 21 September 2023 reached QR, 259,250,426.

Total sales contracts for residential u…

QCB Issues Treasury Bills Worth QR 5.5 Billion

Qatar Central Bank (QCB) issued on Thursday treasury bills for maturity dates of a week, one month, three months, six months, and nine months worth QR 5.5 billion, indicating that the total bids amounted to QR 11.8 billion.

The QCB said, on its we…

Turkiye Signs Agreement to Export Natural Gas to Moldova

Turkiye announced the export of two million cubic meters of natural gas daily to Moldova, starting next October.

The Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS) signed an agreement to export natural gas with East Gas Energy Trading Company, whi…

US Stocks Close Sharply Lower

Major US stock indexes ended sharply lower at the end of the trading session on Tuesday.

The S and P 500 lost 63.77 points, or 1.47%, to end at 4,273.67 points, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 206.02 points, or 1.55%, to 13,065.30.

The Dow Jones …

QSE Index Rises 13.14 Points at Beginning of Wednesday’s Trading

Qatar Stock Exchange index rose 13.14 points, or 0.13%, at the beginning of its Wednesday’s trading, to reach the level of 10,338 points compared to the end of Tuesdays trading.

The positive performance of QSE general index was supported by a rise…

Dollar Rises, Euro and Sterling Fall to 6-Month Lows

The dollar rose to a 10-month high against its major peers on Wednesday, toppling the euro and sterling to 6-month lows and pushing the yen deeper into intervention territory, as the prospect of higher-for-longer US rates gripped markets.

The euro…

QSE General Index Closes Down by 0.59 Percent

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index decreased at the end of trading on Tuesday, by 60.50 points, or 0.59 percent, to close at 10,264.75 points.

During today’s session, 165,750,293 shares were traded, with a value of QR 460,077,898.25, as a re…

Governor of Qatar Central Bank Meets Iranian Counterpart

HE Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al-Thani met Wednesday with HE Governor of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Reza Farzin, and his accompanying delegation.

During the meeting, the…

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