Tokyo: Japanese stocks hit record highs Wednesday, with the Nikkei index surpassing 54,000 points for the first time, fueled by speculation that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may soon call for a snap general election. The Nikkei stock index, …

Tokyo: The US dollar held near a one-month high, while the Japanese yen fell to its lowest level since July 2024 at 159.45 per dollar. The Dollar Index, which measures the performance of the US currency against six currencies, was steady at 99.154 poi…

Doha: Gold rose on Wednesday, holding near record highs set in the previous session, while silver set another all-time high, the $90 mark, as softer-than-expected inflation readings cemented US interest rate cut bets. Spot gold rose 0.6% to $4,615.85 …

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index saw a decline of 0.48%, equating to a drop of 53.69 points, at the start of trading on Wednesday. The index fell to 11,175 points from the previous session’s close, influenced by a downturn across all…