Category: Business

Oil Prices Climb

Singapore, Oil prices continued to rise Tuesday, recovering somewhat from last week’s losses, since Monday’s closing.

Brent crude futures were up 23 cents, or 0.28%, at $83.56 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 24 …

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Dollar Rises on Interest Rate Differentials

Tokyo, The US dollar gained 0.44% to 154.5635 yen, adding to its 0.58% rally from Monday.

On Friday, it sank as low as 151.86 yen for the first time since April 10, as softer-than-expected monthly US jobs data fed losses following Bank of Japan data…

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QSE Index Closes 0.21 Percent Lower

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index closed at 9,618.570 points on Tuesday, 20.290 points (0.210 percent) down from its previous closing.

A trading volume of 188,062,472 shares was registered in 16,451 transactions in all sectors, with …

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European Stocks Hit 1-Month High

Brussels, European shares hit a more-than-one-month high on Tuesday, as a slew of positive corporate earnings, including from Switzerland’s UBS (UBSG.S) and Italy’s UniCredit (CRDI.MI).

The pan-European STOXX 600 (.STOXX) index rose 0.6% after closi…

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