Qatar Exchange snaps three-day bearish run on local buying support
(Gulf Times
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31/08/2012)
Qatar Exchange yesterday snapped three days of bearish run to gain 0.45% mainly on domestic institutions’ buying support. Mid and large cap equities specifically came under buying spotlight as the 20-stock QE Index (based on price data) rose 0.45% to
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DFM and ADX retreat
(Bloomberg
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31/08/2012)
Dubai’s DFM General Index and Abu Dhabi’s ADX General Index both retreated 0.5 per cent to close at 1,547.82 points and 2,561.61 points respectively on Thursday. Qatar’s benchmark stock index rose the most in two weeks after mobile-phone operator Qatar
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Heavyweights Keep Qatar Index Green
(Gulfbase.com
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31/08/2012)
The Qatar stock exchange edged higher 0.45 percent to 8,483.64 points on the back of reasonable performance by heavyweights. The index spending most of the session above break-even line ended in green territory on its last trading day of the week, surged
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QE index shows its upward movement
(Gulfbase.com
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30/08/2012)
The QE index showing a positive trend at the start of Thursday’s trading touched 8453.03 points, up 7.58 points. The index reflecting a typical trough-peak combination continued marching its way higher during first couple of hours trading. Most of the
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Technology sector drives KSE high
(Gulfbase.com
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30/08/2012)
KSE Price Index started its Thursday’s trading on a positive note. The index gained more than five points during first couple of hours of the day to reach at 5,872.31. Eight sectors were trading positively, accumulating nearly 38 points jointly. The best
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Banking sector drags ADX down
(Gulfbase.com
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30/08/2012)
ADX General Index after rising a few points earlier Thursday went downward crossing the break-even line to touch the 2,568.20 level during first trading hour. The index pared 6.6 points or 0.26 percent at this level. 3 sectors were trading in the red
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DFM shows a steep decline
(Gulfbase
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30/08/2012)
DFM index started the Thursday’s trading with flat performance. The index abruptly changed its direction toward red zone, showing a steep decline of 0.6% reached at 1,546.37 during first trading hour of today’s session. Only Banking sector was trading
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DFM swings between gains and losses
(Bloomberg
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30/08/2012)
Dubai’s shares swung between gains and losses before a speech by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke this week that may back expansion of the regulator’s bond-purchase programme. Emaar Properties, the developer of the world’s tallest skyscraper
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KSE ends trade on change of color, main indices gaining
(KUNA
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30/08/2012)
Trading ended at Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) for Wednesday with a change of color as all major indices ended the day in green. The weighted index came to 400.89 points putting on 2.69 points, while the price index came to 5,866.64 points on a gain of
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Dubai halts 3-day drop; Kuwait hits 7-week high
(Gulf Times
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30/08/2012)
Dubai’s bourse halted a three-day decline yesterday as bargain-hunters returned but trading volumes dropped to a four-week low, while most Gulf markets were flat in lacklustre trade ahead of tomorrow’s US Federal Reserve symposium, which may signal
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Telecom and transport stocks drag Qatar Exchange down
(Gulf Times
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30/08/2012)
The Qatar stock exchange reeled under selling pressure for the third day yesterday, mainly due to telecom and transport stocks. Led by large and micro cap equities, the 20-stock QE Index (based on price data) fell 0.45% to 8,445.45 points. The market is
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Gulf vulnerable to pullback if central banks disappoint
(Reuters
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30/08/2012)
Gulf stock markets are vulnerable to a pullback if central banks in the US and Europe don’t signal more stimulus steps in the next couple of weeks, although high oil prices may cushion any fall. Trading activity in the Gulf usually weakens during the
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Tadawul shows a single point positive change
(Gulfbase.com
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30/08/2012)
Saudi stocks hovered in small gains and losses on the last trading day of the week, almost a repeat of previous day's flat performance which turned slightly positive and the day ended in green. The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) started a sideways walk
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Telecom and Transport push QE down
(Gulfbase.com
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29/08/2012)
QE Index at the end of the Wednesday trading closed lower 0.45% to 8,445.45. The index spending most of the session in red area dropped 38.14 points at the end of the day. QE total volume set sold 53.39 million shares, a decrease of 3.47 % as compared to
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ADX rises slightly
(Gulfbase
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29/08/2012)
ADX General Index set out positively but ended Wednesday’s trading without any significant change. The index retreated to 2,574.80 points, which was roughly where it started the session. It gained less than a single point or 0.03% for the entire day. All
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DFM rebounds on low volume
(Gulfbase.com
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29/08/2012)
DFM index closed higher 0.66% to 1,555.66 at the end of Wednesday’s trading. The index spending most of the session in the green area edged higher by 10.26 points for the entire day. All Dubai sectors closed in the green territory; Real Estate Sector
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Qatar Exchange drops 0.4%
(Gulfbase.com
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29/08/2012)
QE index initiated its Wednesday’s trading on a negative note. The Index showing a steep decline reached at 8448.55 points, down 35.04 points or 0.4 percent during first couple of hours trading. Market breadth with advance-decline ratio of 0.4:1 remained
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Tadawul index keeps flat performance
(Gulfbase
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29/08/2012)
The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) started Wednesday’s trading on a negative note. The TASI fell down earlier, trimming more than 15 points. The index suddenly changed its direction toward green area to touch a peak of 7,141.44 and then to reach at
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KSE declines slightly
(KUNA
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29/08/2012)
KSE Price Index began its Wednesday’s travel on a slight decline. The index trimmed nearly four points during first couple of hours of the day. Most of the KSE sector indices went downward, with Telecom sector lost more than six points. Only five sectors
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Telecom sector pushes ADX up
(Gulfbase
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29/08/2012)
ADX General Index continued to take a positive start for Wednesday’s session. The index gaining less than four points or 0.14 percent during first trading hour reached at 2,577.69 points level. Most of the major sectors remained in the green territory,
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DFM bucks 2-day negative trend
(Gulfbase
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29/08/2012)
DFM index during Wednesday’s first hour trading bucked the negative trend of previous couple of days as it went high 0.06 percent at 1,546.26 points level. Banking sector was trading in the red territory among all sectors, while, Real Estate was going on
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Lacklustre start for Gulf markets
(The National
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29/08/2012)
Gulf markets were little changed in early trading as stocks worldwide cooled and traders went in search of signals to buy or sell. The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) General Index fell 0.2 per cent to 1,554.28, while the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)
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Kuwait rallies as volumes pick up
(Reuters
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29/08/2012)
Kuwait’s bourse rallied yesterday and volumes spiked to their highest in nearly four months as retail investor confidence returned, while profit-taking weighed on most other Gulf bourses. Kuwait’s measure finished 0.9% higher, rising for an eighth
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Qatar shares extend drop on selling pressure
(Gulf Times
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29/08/2012)
Selling pressure, especially in telecom and consumer goods stocks, extended the bearish spell on the Qatar Exchange to the second day yesterday. Mid and large cap equities witnessed profit-taking as the 20-stock QE Index (based on price data) fell 0.17%
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Kuwait rises to highest in more than a month
(Bloomberg
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29/08/2012)
Kuwait’s benchmark stock index rose to the highest in more than a month on bets that the gauge’s decline to an eight-year low earlier this month was overdone. Agility, the Kuwaiti storage and logistic company, and Islamic lender Boubyan Bank KSC rose the
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