Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) closed Sunday’s trading session in positive territory, encouraged by the growth of three sectors.
The general index rose 28.05 points, or 0.31%, to finish at 9,142.28 points.
The bourse’s liquidity increased to QAR 273.06 million on Monday from QAR 127.71 million on Sunday, while the trading volume levelled up to 8.35 million shares against 4.76 million in the previous session.
The industrial sector topped the QSE’s gainers adding 0.53% as Qatari Investors Group went up 2.37%.
Similarly, the banking sector jumped 0.10% after Islamic Holding Group gained 1.75%.
On the flipside, the real estate sector headed the bourse’s four losers falling 0.33% as Ezdan Holding Group went down 1.7%.
By the end of the session, Vodafone Qatar’s stock, which retreated 0.22%, led the QSE in terms of trading volume with 2.3 million shares, while the heavyweight Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) stock, which declined 0.13%, spearheaded the market in terms of liquidity with QAR 60.6 million.
