Doha – Mubasher: The main index of the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) rose 1.74% or 172.56 points to stand at 10,110.84 points during the week ended on 11 May 2017.
Liquidity fell 7.88% to reach QAR 1.2 billion against QAR 1.3 billion last week, as traded volume shrank 12.89% to 44.8 million shares against 51.42 million shares.
Market value levelled up 1.59% or QAR 8.48 billion to reach QAR 540.53 billion ($149.31 billion) by the end of the week, compared to QAR 532.05 billion ($145.98 million) by the end of the previous week.
The banks led sectors in terms of traded value with 27.16%, followed by industrials with 17.56%, telecoms with 13.96%, and real estate with 13.41%.
In terms of traded volume, the telecom sector topped by 35.62%, followed by the banks, real estate, and industrials by 24.02%, 20.38%, and 7.32%, respectively.
Out of 44 companies, the stock prices of 25 companies increased, 16 decreased, and three firms maintained their previous prices.
