Doha – Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) saw a positive performance in Thursday’s early trades, backed by the rise of three sectors led by banks.
The general index grew 0.28% or 29.14 points to reach 10,390.63 points.
The banks sector added 0.42% after National Leasing Holding Company (Alijarah) went up 3.72%.
On the other hand, the insurance sector led losers with a 1.82% decline, weighed down by Doha Insurance Co and Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Co which slid 9.47% and 1.93%, respectively.
The market saw trading of 1 million shares through 1,300 transactions, with a turnover of QAR 74.3 million.
Vodafone Qatar was the most active stock with a trading volume of 314,500 shares, while Islamic Holding Group (IHG) was the value leader after generating QAR 11.9 million.
