Qatar market gains silightly
Thursday 20, 2014--The QE 20 Index advanced by 0.42 per cent to 11,872.40 points on Thursday, February 20.
Industrues Qatar, the market bellwether, finished 0.30 per cent to QAR194. Al Kaleej Takaful lost the most, finishing 1.30 per cent lower at QAR38.70.
Source: AME Info
Abu Dhabi market index eyes 5,000 points
February 20, 2014--The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange General Index (ADXGI) closed 0.53 per cent higher at 4,908.84 points on Thursday, February 20.
Arkan Building Materials gained the most, ending 13.36 per cent higher at AED2.63. Aldar Properties and Eshraq Properties added 0.92 per cent and 0.40 per cent, respectively. Watania Insurance lost the most, falling by 7.05...
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Emaar flirts with AED9
February 20, 2014--The Dubai Financial General Index (DFMGI) closed 0.73 per cent higher at 4,182.87 points on Thursday, February 20, with trading volumes falling to a multi-month low.
Emaar was the most liquid share, advancing by 2.05 per cent to AED8.95. Arabtec Holding fell by 0.61 per cent to AED4.87. Earlier in the week, Arjuna Mahendran, the ...
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SABIC shares end even on firm's flat annual profit
February 19, 2014--The Tadawul All Share Index closed 0.12 per cent higher at 8,967.62 points on Wednesday, February 19. SABIC closed unchanged at SAR113.50.
Earlier in the day, SABIC said that its net income for the full year of 2013 amounted to SAR25.28 billion ($6.82bn), up by 2.02 per cent year on year. Riyadh-based SABIC, the biggest...
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Arabtec move into Kazakhstan helps share price
February 19, 2014--The Dubai Financial General Index (DFMGI) closed 0.58 per cent lower at 4,152.39 points on Wednesday, February 19, with trading volumes falling significantly.
Emaar, as the most liquid share, dipped by 0.79 per cent to AED8.77. Arabtec increased by 0.62 per cent to AED4.90. Earlier in the day, the biggest construction firm in the UAE...
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Dana Gas falls to one-month low
February 19, 2014--The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange General Index (ADXGI) ended a three-day losing streak on Wednesday, February 19, by rebounding 0.25 per cent lower at 4,882.50 points on Wednesday, February 19.
Sharjah-based Dana Gas was the most actively traded share in relation to volume, closing 2.25 per cent lower at AED0.87. Market bellwether Etisalat added 0.15 ...
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Bahrain's Arab Banking Corporation hits limit-up
February 19, 2014--The Bahrain All Share Index advanced for the sixth session straight, closing 0.81 per cent higher to 1,358.14 points on Wednesday, February 19.
Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) jumped ten per cent, finishing at $0.44. Earlier in the day, ABC said, following on from the October 2013 appointment of Dr. Khaled Kawan as group CEO, that...
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Qatar National Cement gets nod for 60 per cent cash dividend
February 19, 2014--The QE 20 Index advanced by 1.13 per cent to 11,822.78 points on Wednesday, February 19.
Qatar National Bank gained 2.83 per cent, reaching QAR192.50. Qatar National Cement dived by 5.06 per cent to QAR114.40. Earlier in the day, the firm said the annual general meeting (AGM) has approved a distribution of 60 per cent...
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Saudi International Petrochemical falls as net profit stagnates
February 18, 2014--The Tadawul All Share Index ended 0.19 per cent higher at 8,956.86 points on Tuesday, February 18.
Saudi International Petrochemical Company slipped by 0.33 per cent to SAR30; its net income for 2013 was SAR620.5 million, increasing 3.21 per cent year on year. The firm says this was due to the slight increase in its...
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Qatar's Mannai Corporation steps up stake in Damas jewellery
February 18, 2014--The QE 20 Index declined by 0.30 per cent to 11,690.49 points on Tuesday, February 18.
Doha Insurance dived 9.97 per cent to QAR27.55. Mannai Corporation surged 5.20 per cent to QAR103.10. Earlier in the day, Mannai said in a filing to the bourse in Doha that it increased its stake in Dubai-based regional jewellery ...
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