Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Sunday’s trading in the green, encouraged by the growth of six sectors, amid low liquidity.
The general index rose 1.7%, or 151.55 points, to 9,044.82 points.
The QSE’s liquidity decreased to QAR 208.9 million on Sunday from QAR 216.21 million on Thursday, while the trading volume declined to 7.99 million shares against 10.29 million in the previous session.
The banking sector topped the QSE’s gainers adding 2.21% led by the growth of National Leasing Holding Company and Qatar National Bank (QNB) by 4.62% and 3.24%, respectively.
The industrial sector went up 1.46% on the back of Gulf International Investment’s 4.95% surge.
Similarly, the real estate sector levelled up 1.26% after Barwa Real Estate grew 3.78%.
Meanwhile, the goods and services sector was the bourse’s only loser by 1.03% as Mannai Corporation dropped 3.05%.
Qatar First Bank’s stock, which declined 0.46%, led the market in terms of trading volume with 946,500 shares, while QNB’s stock topped the bourse in terms of liquidity with QAR 26.3 million.
