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The US dollar faced continued pressure in Asian trading on Tuesday as investors assessed remarks from Federal Reserve officials for clues on the path of interest rates. The greenback fluctuated between gains and losses, last trading flat after snapping a three-day winning streak on Monday, with the US dollar index last at 97.326.Against the yen, the dollar was flat at 147.775 yen.The kiwi weakened 0.3% to $0.5848.The euro stood at $1.1798, little changed on the day.Sterling fluctuated between gains and losses, last trading flat at $1.35075.The dollar sank 4.5% against Argentina's peso after the US.The Indian rupee weakened to an all-time record of 88.62 against the US.The Australian dollar fetched $0.6584, weakening 0.2% after hitting a two-week low on Monday.Meanwhile, the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes extended its climb to 4.1467%.

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index opened the week in negative territory on Sunday, edging down 13.52 points, or 0.12%, to 11,294 at the start of trading.Market data showed gains in three sectors, led by Telecoms (+0.46%), Real Estate (+0.34%), and Transportation (+0.23%). However, the index was weighed down by declines in Consumer Goods and Services (-0.32%), Insurance (-0.24%), Banks and Financial Services (-0.12%), and Industrials (-0.02%).As of 10:00 am, trading volume stood at 36.371 million shares, with a turnover of QR 93.945 million across 3,429 transactions.

Major indices on the US stock market ended today's trading session in the green. The S&P 500 index rose by 32.05 points, or 0.47%, closing at 6,662.84 points. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite gained 156.30 points, or 0.69%, finishing at 22,625.48 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also saw a notable increase, adding 165.45 points, or 0.36%, to close at 46,315.77 points.

The volume of real estate trading in sales contracts at the Department of Real Estate Registration at the Ministry of Justice during the period from Aug. 31 to Sep. 04, 2025 reached QR 394,349,422. Total sales contracts for residential units in the Real Estate Bulletin for the period from Aug. 31 to Sep. 04, 2025, is QR 124,490,727. The weekly bulletin issued by the Department shows that the list of real estate properties traded for sale includes empty land, houses, residential buildings, commercial-residential buildings and shops, commercial buildings, residential units. Sales were concentrated in Doha, Al Rayyan, Al Wakra, Al Daayen, Al Shamal, Umm Slal, Al Khor and Al Thakhira, municipalities, and in, The Pearl Island, Lusail 69, Al Kharayej, Ghar Thuaileb, Zones.

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index dropped 43.36 points, or 0.39%, to 11,033 points at the start of trading on Thursday, compared with the previous session's close. Losses were recorded across four sectors: The Telecoms and the Banks and Financial Services sectors both declined by (-0.64%), Consumer Goods and Services (-0.24%), and Industrials (-0.14%). In contrast, gains were recorded in Insurance (+0.23%), Transportation (+0.21%), and Real Estate (+0.05%). As of 10:00 am, QSE recorded 2,480 transactions worth QR 31.144 million, distributed to 10.895 million shares.

Kuwait Bourse closed trading on Tuesday as the All Share Index gained 72.42 points to reach 8,712.18 points, an increase of 0.84 percent.As many as 455 million shares valued at KWD 116.9 million (roughly USD 356.5 million) were traded via 27,306 transactions.The Main Market Index went up by 40.42 points to reach 7,881.67 points, up by 0.52 percent, through 223.18 million shares done via 14,110 transactions valued at KWD 39.9 million (roughly USD 121.6 million).The Premier Market Index gained 83.99 points to reach 9,349.85 points, up by 0.91 percent, through 231.9 million shares done via 13,196 transactions valued at KWD 77 million (roughly USD 234.8 million).Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index went up by 71.06 points to reach 8,076.77 points, up by 0.89 percent, through stock volume of 177 million shares done in 8,905 deals at a value of KWD 31.9 million (roughly USD 97.2 million).

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index fell at the beginning of Tuesday's trading by 0.41%, losing 45.25 points to decline to the level of 11,079 points, compared to the previous session's close, under pressure from four sectors. QSE figures showed positive performance for the insurance sector by 0.48%, the telecommunications sector by 0.27% and the consumer goods and services sector by 0.03%. Meanwhile, the banking and financial services sector saw negative performance by 0.65%, the transportation sector by 0.43%, the real estate sector by 0.23% and the industrial sector by 0.11%. At 10:00 AM, QSE recorded 3,091 transactions worth QAR 42.631 million, distributed over 13.713 million shares.

The main indicators on the US Wall Street stock exchange ended today's trading session higher. The S&P 500 index rose by 0.21 percent to close at 6,495.15 points. The Nasdaq Composite index increased by 0.45 percent, reaching 21,798.70 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed by 0.25 percent to register 45,514.95 points.