MEDIA IN\AGENCIES 31-12-2018 Bahrain General Index closed at 1,337.26 points on Wednesday, up 4.87 points from the previous close. The BSE index closed at 823.10 points, up 6.13 points from the previous close. The volume of traded shares amounted to 15,771,824 shares with a total value of BD 2,214,836, executed …
Read More »Crossing 55 vessels of the Suez Canal
Media In \ Agencies 30-12-2018 The Suez Canal’s shipping channel today crossed 55 ships with loads of three million five hundred thousand tons. The Suez Canal Authority said in a statement today that the convoy of the North included 31 ships with tonnage amounted to one million and eight hundred …
Read More »Muscat Securities Market Index closes -0.07%
Media In \ Agencies 30-12-2018 The Muscat Securities Market index closed at 4341.45 points, down by 3.02 points, or 0.07 percent, compared to the last trading session of 4344.47 points. The turnover stood at 477 thousand and 49 Saudi riyals, down by 82.6 percent compared to the last trading session, …
Read More »he low exchange rate of the dollar and euro against the ruble on the Moscow Stock Exchange
29-12-2018 MEDIA IN \AGENCIES The exchange rate of foreign currencies / dollar and euro / against the Russian ruble fell on the Moscow Stock Exchange on the last working day of this year. The exchange rate of the US dollar against the Russian ruble fell by 5 kopek to 69.47 …
Read More »International institutions: Dubai continues to lead as a regional hub for transport and banking through 2019
29-12-2018 Media in\ Abu Dhabi -wam In its reading of the 2019 economic outlook in the Middle East, international research and specialized institutions have highlighted Dubai’s ability to maintain its leadership as a regional hub in the sectors of transport, distribution, banking, finance, information and communication technology, as well as …
Read More »Bourse Tunis closes the week higher
Media In \ Agencies 29-12-2018 The main index of the Tunis Stock Exchange (TONANDEX) closed the week higher by -0.7% at 7,259.67 points. The turnover of the week amounted to 58 million Tunisian dinars, or about 19.42 million US dollars.
Read More »The Japanese index recorded the first annual loss since 2011
Media In \ Agencies 28-12-2018 Japan’s Nikkei closed lower on its last trading session this year on Friday, as energy-related stocks plummeted, leading the index to its first annual loss in seven years. The Nikkei <.N225> was down 0.31 percent at the end of the session to 20014.77. The benchmark …
Read More »Oil surges 3 percent despite continued concerns about oversupply
Media In \ Agencies 28-12-2018 Crude oil prices jumped nearly 3 percent to offset part of their losses in the previous session, but US stockpile growth and continued concerns about the global economy kept markets under pressure. Brent crude futures rose 2.26 percent, or $ 1.18, to $ 53.34 a …
Read More »US delegation to China for talks during “trade truce”
Media In \ Agencies 27-12-2018 A US government delegation is due to visit Beijing early January for the first direct talks since US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed to a truce in the two countries’ trade war, which saw the exchange of duties on each …
Read More »Gold jumps to a 6-month high
Media In \ Agencies 26-12-2018 Gold prices jumped to a six-month high on Wednesday on concerns about global growth and a partial US government shutdown, boosting risk aversion and driving investors into precious metal as a safe haven. , The price of gold rose in spot transactions by 0.4 percent …
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