Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Thursday’s trading session with positive performance, supported by the growth of six sectors, amid low liquidity.
The general index inched up 8.47 points, or 0.08%, to finish at 10,598.40 points.
By the end of the last session this week, the bourse’s liquidity decreased to QAR 219.3 million on Thursday from QAR 288.4 million on Wednesday, while the trading volume increased to 10.37 million shares against 10.02 million in the previous session.
The telecommunication topped the gainers adding 1.35% as Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar rose 1.66% and 0.82%, respectively.
Similarly, the real estate sector levelled up 0.98% after Mazaya Qatar Real Estate went up 1.99%, while the banking sector advanced 0.58% due to Ahli Bank’s 4.76% jump.
On the other hand, the industrial sector headed the bourse’s losers falling 0.67% as Industries Qatar plunged 1.54%.
By the end of the session, the heavyweight Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) stock, which levelled up 1.44%, led the QSE in terms of liquidity with QAR 30.9 million, while Mazaya’s stock generated the highest trading volume with 2.6 million shares.
