Rome - Saba: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced that the global food price index jumped in September to record its biggest increase in 18 months, supported by a surge in sugar prices.

Singapore - Saba: Gold prices stabilized on Thursday, as investors await important economic data in the United States that could provide further clues about the size of the interest rate cut that the Federal Reserve is expected to announce later this year.

Kuwait - Saba: Kuwait Stock Exchange closed trading on Wednesday, with its general index down by 86.19 points, or 1.20 percent, to reach 7070.52 points.

Tokyo - Saba: Japanese stock indices on Monday fell at the end of the morning trading session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Brasilia - Saba: Brazilian economist Paulo Batista stated on Monday that confidence in the dollar as a global reserve currency is increasingly declining as more countries seek alternatives to the U.S. currency.

Beijing - Saba: The Chinese central bank has conducted reverse repurchase operations for seven days, amounting to 182 billion yuan or 25.96 billion US dollars, to maintain liquidity in the banking system by the end of the third quarter of this year.

Muscat - Saba: The value of trading on the Muscat Stock Exchange jumped last week to 21.2 million Omani riyals compared to 9.3 million Omani riyals in the previous week, recording a 126 percent increase, benefiting from investors' interest in bank shares and a number of other leading companies whose shares declined during the past weeks and became more attractive to investors.

New York - Saba: Standard & Poor's has raised the credit rating of the Sultanate of Oman to "BBB-" from "BB+", indicating a stable outlook due to improvements in the country's financial performance.

Occupied Quds - Saba: Moody's has downgraded the credit rating of the Zionist entity by two degrees, and maintained its negative outlook for the rating due to ‘geopolitical risks’ after the expansion of the Zionist aggression on Lebanon during the past days, and the painful blows the enemy is receiving from the axis of resistance.

SINGAPORE - (Saba): Gold prices stabilized near record high levels in Singapore on Thursday, amid expectations of another significant cut in U.S. interest rates this year.

MUSCAT - SABA: Muscat Stock Exchange "30" index in Oman fell by 24.6 points, or 0.52 percent, closing at 4701.92 points on Thursday, down from 4726.52 points in the previous session.

Muscat - Saba: The Muscat Stock Exchange "30" index rose by 10.6 points, or 0.23 percent, on Wednesday, to close at 4726.52 points, compared to the last trading session, which reached 4715.89 points.

SINGAPORE (Saba): Gold prices on Wednesday reached a new record level in spot transactions at $2,665.10 per ounce, with U.S. gold futures rising by 0.2%.

SINGAPORE - (Saba): Gold prices stabilized today, Tuesday, after recording their highest level ever in the previous session, following comments from officials at the US Federal Reserve (the central bank) supporting additional interest rate cuts in the future.

TOKYO - (Saba): Japanese stock indices rose in the morning trading session at the Tokyo Stock Exchange today, Tuesday.

OCCUPIED QUDS - (Saba) : European airlines canceled their flights to and from the Zionist entity today, Tuesday, against the backdrop of the escalation in Lebanon.

BEIJING - Saba: Beijing plans to reduce banks' obligatory reserve and interest rates imposed on loans, chairman of the Chinese Central Bank told reporters on Tuesday, to prompt the national economy.

NEW YORK - Saba: Washington wants to ban car with Chinese or Russian technologies sold in US markets, citing "national security", according to western reports.

SINGAPORE - (Saba): Gold prices stabilized today, Monday, near record highs, as traders continued to benefit from the momentum resulting from the decision of the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) to cut interest rates, amid expectations of more cuts in the future.

MUSCAT -SABA: The Muscat Stock Exchange "30" index on Monday rose by 3.4 points, or 0.07 percent, on Monday, to close at 4711.96 points, compared to the last trading session of 4708.53 points.