The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at US$40.88 a barrel on Wednesday, compared with $41.04 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations, WAM News Agency reported. The thirteen crudes, from separate OPEC member countries, include a mix of light and heavy crudes.     Source: Saudi Press Agency

Amman, The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) opened Thursday trading session lower at 1,556 points from its last session closure of 1,559 points, Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported. In the first hour of today’s trading session, the index ranged between 1,556 and 1,558 points at a trading value of JD707, 000.   Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, Secretary General of King Abdullah International Center for Dialogue among followers of religions and cultures Faisal bin Muammar underscored the roles affecting individuals and leaders alike of effective religious entities making them an unchallenged social force as leaders of peace-building during tough times and achieving stability in their societies and living within joint citizenship […]

Tokyo, British International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will visit Japan later this week to ink a post-Brexit bilateral free trade agreement, Kyodo cited the Japanese Foreign Ministry as saying today, on Wednesday. Truss will sign the deal at a ceremony with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday, setting the stage for domestic ratification procedures […]

Riyadh, The Minister of Investment Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, confirmed that the Kingdom’s economy is one of the most resilient economies in the world, as the biggest incentive for any economy in the world is its ability to be resilient and withstand shocks. This came during a discussion session within the Global Digital Summit […]

Tokyo, Asian shares were mixed Tuesday, AP reported. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 declined 0.4% to 23,567.04, while South Korea’s Kospi recouped earlier losses, gaining 0.3% to 2,353.86. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.7% to 6,184.60. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng inched 0.1% lower to 24,512.33, while the Shanghai Composite gained nearly 0.2% to 3,318.09. India’s Sensex rose […]

Amman, The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) opened Monday trading session lower at 1,563 points from its last session closure of 1,564 points, Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported. In the first hour of today’s trading session, the index ranged between 1,563 and 1,565 points at a trading value of JD604 thousands.   Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, Saudi Stock Exchange’s main index ended trading lower here today, losing 13.20 points to close, at 8,547.61 points. The total value of the trading reported was 9 billion, while the toll of shares traded was more than 375 million, divided into over 365,000 deals. The Saudi Parallel Equity Market Index (NOMU) ended the day […]

Manama, Bahrain All Share Index has closed at 1,476.93 points marking a decrease of 0.90 points below the previous closing, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported. This decrease was due to the fall in the Commercial Banks Sector and Investment Sector. Bahrain lslamic Index has closed at 646.77 points marking a decrease of 4.83 points below the previous closing. Results indicated that 54 equity transactions took place with a volume of 2,339,685 worth BD 481,112. Investors traded mainly […]

Amman, The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) opened Sunday trading session lower at 1,568 points from its last session closure of 1,572 points, Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported. In the first hour of today’s trading session, the index ranged between 1,568 and 1,571 points at a trading value of JD987,000.   Source: Saudi Press Agency