Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) closed Sunday’s trading session in positive territory, encouraged by the growth of six sectors, amid low liquidity.
The general index rose 1%, or 90.20 points, to finish the first session of this week at 9,114.23 points.
The bourse’s liquidity decreased to QAR 127.71 million on Sunday from QAR 275.19 million on Thursday, while the trading volume went down to 4.76 million shares against 8.57 million in the previous session.
The industrial sector topped the QSE’s gainers adding 1.52%, boosted by Industries Qatar’s stock which jumped 2.80%.
Similarly, the banking sector rose 0.85% as the heavyweight Qatar National Bank (QNB) went up 2.80%.
On the other hand, the goods and services sector was the bourse’s only loser falling 0.04% as Qatar For Cinema and Film Distribution declined 9.77%.
By the end of the session, Vodafone Qatar’s stock, which advanced 1.36%, led the QSE in terms of trading volume with 894,900 shares, while Masraf Al Rayan’s stock, which increased 0.63%, headed the market in terms of liquidity with a turnover of QAR 18.5 million.
