Blue chips push QSE down at Thursday’s close

Mubasher: The main index of the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) ended Thursday in the red zone after slipping 0.08% or 6.76 points to reach 8,922.72 points.

Qatar National Bank (QNB) went down 0.16%, followed by Industries Qatar with 0.84%, and Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) with 0.34%.

The real estate sector fell 0.86% as Barwa and Ezdan Holding Group declined 1.09% and 1.07%, respectively.

On the other hand, the consumer goods and services sector rose 1.25% after Widam Food increased 3.77% and Qatar Fuel (Woqod) grew 2.19%, whereas Qatar for Cinema and Film Distribution dropped 8.4%.

Trading volume decreased to 8.08 million shares on Thursday against 8.41 million shares on Wednesday, while liquidity slid to QAR 186.19 million from QAR 210.64 million.

Vodafone Qatar’s stock was the most active in terms of traded volume with 2.27 million shares exchanged, growing 1.75%, while Gulf International Services’ stock led in terms of trading value with QAR 36.04 million, increasing 3.41%.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 06-Jul-2017 12:19 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 06-Jul-2017 12:31 (GMT)