Qatar Exchange | QATAR STOCK EXCHANGE RINGS THE BELL FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY INITIATIVE AS PART OF THE WORLD INVESTOR WEEK

 

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) today hosted a bell ringing ceremony as part of its participation in the World Investor Week initiated by IOSCO and the World Federation of Exchanges. Mr. John O'Brien associate deanat Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar and Prof. Adam Mohamed Ali Fadlalla, Acting Dean of College of Business and Economics of Qatar University participated in the activity which was held in the trading floor of QSE. Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori, CEO of Qatar Stock Exchange, highlighted QSE’s ongoing efforts to enhance financial literacy among all society segments which forms an important pillar of the Bourse’s strategy in a way contributing to the sustainability goals as well as the human and economic pillars of Qatar National Vision 2030 aiming to build a vibrant knowledge based economy.QSE cares about the financial education of the people of our country, particularly young people. As a result, our strategic plan includes a number of financial literacy objectives focused on spreading awareness among researchers, issuers, brokers and investors of all age groups. Since 2013, the QSE has provided financial educational training to more than 10,000 students belonging to various educational institutions, universities, schools and military colleges. Al Manoori said. Hussain Mohammed Al Abdulla, QSE’s Director of Marketing and Communications, said: "QSE participation in this global initiative demonstrates our commitment towards enhancing financial literacy and investment awareness through various programs and initiatives that have been expanded and developed over the years."

Regional Markets indices ()

Name Last Change (%) Value
Abu Dhabi 10,064.81 0.17 1,232,174,480
Dubai 5,854.99 0.43 730,458,846
Saudi 11,278.35 0.01 1,723,780,321
Kuwait 9,371.81 0.22 41,189,602
Qatar 10,801.76 0.23 174,189,635
Muscat 4,597.11 0.12 6,039,229
Bahrain 1,960.38 0.03 2,043,916
Egypt 33,288.04 0.11 396,976,364
Amman 2,854.10 0.37 5,867,446
Palestine 587.81 0.32 666,822

Commodities

Name Last update Closing Price Change %
Brent Jul-11 70.36 2.51
Natural Gas Jul-11 3.31 0.69
Gold Jul-11 3,364.00 1.15
Silver Jul-11 38.96 4.42
Platinum Jul-11 1,469.90 4.06
Nymex Light Jul-11 68.45 2.82

Global Market Indices

Name Opening price Closing Price Change%
Dow Jones 44,480.77 44,371.51 0.63
Nasdaq 20,562.88 20,585.53 0.22
S&P 500 6,255.68 6,259.75 0.33
Name Opening price Closing Price Change%
Frankfurt 24,333.11 24,255.31 0.82
Paris 7,873.43 7,829.29 0.92
London 8,975.70 8,941.10 0.39
Stockholm 982.14 973.50 1.28
Switzerland 12,066.65 11,937.42 1.6
Name Opening price Closing Price Change%
Shanghai 3,511.36 3,510.18 0.01
Hong Kong 24,033.12 24,139.57 0.46
Jakarta 7,036.30 7,047.44 0.6
Tokyo 39,886.54 39,569.68 0.19

Currency

Name Rate Last update
EURO/USD 1.169 Jul-11
GBP/USD 1.350 Jul-11
USD/JPY 147.420 Jul-11
USD/CHF 0.797 Jul-11