Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Thursday’s trading session in positive territory, supported by the growth of the real estate and banking sectors, amid low liquidity.
The general index inched up 0.74 points, or 0.01%, to finish at 10,153.36 points.
By the end of the last session this week, the QSE’s liquidity decreased to QAR 163.18 million from QAR 215.92 million on Wednesday, while the trading volume levelled down to 5.42 million shares against 6.65 million in the previous session.
The real estate sector topped the QSE’s gainers adding 0.62% due to Barwa Bank’s 0.79% jump, while the banking sector rose 0.18% as National Leasing Holding Company and Qatar National Bank (QNB) went up 1.78% and 0.01%, respectively.
On the flipside, the goods and services sector headed the bourse’s five losers falling 1.01% as Widam Food Company plunged 2.24%.
Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development Company’s stock, which declined 1.3%, led the QSE in terms of trading volume with QAR 1.3 million shares, while Masraf Al Rayan’s stock, which inched down 0.28%, spearheaded the market in terms of liquidity with QAR 16.3 million.
