Gold Falls as Dollar Rises amid Fed Signals

Gold prices declined on Monday, pressured by a stronger US dollar, while investors awaited fresh signals regarding the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy trajectory.

Spot gold fell 0.5% to $2,732.90 per ounce. Prices hit a record high of $2,758.37 on …

QSE Index Rises 0.14% at Start of Trading

Doha: The general index of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) rose 14.81 points, or 0.14%, at the start of trading on Monday, to reach the level of 10,574 points, compared to yesterday’s closing, with backed by most sectors.

QSE’s figures showed a positive p…

Dollar Rises Supported by US Bond Yields

The dollar rose Monday, supported by a rise in US Treasury yields, while the yen fell to a three-month low.

In the Asia session, the yen weakened as far as 153.88 per dollar and 166.06 per euro, on both counts the softest since late July. The yen was…

Oil Prices Slump more than 4%

Oil prices tumbled more than $3 a barrel on Monday amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

Both Brent and US West Texas Intermediate crude futures hit their lowest levels since Oct. 1 at the open. Brent was at $72.88 a barrel, down $3.17, or 4…

QSE Index Closes Lower

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index lost 55.67 points on Monday to close at 10,504.28 points.

The 0.53 percent decline was observed in 15,020 transactions with 235,303,756 shares being traded at a value of QR 418,497,173.313.

The shares of 23 com…