Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) closed Thursday’s trading session in green territory for the third straight session, encouraged by the rise of five sectors.
The general index added 13.01 points, or 0.13%, to finish the last session of the week at 9,902.48 points.
The bourse’s trading volume stood at 4.71 million shares, down from 5.18 million shares on Wednesday, while traded value tumbled to QAR 178.06 million, from QAR 178.50 million.
The consumer goods and services sector inched up 0.85% as Qatar Fuel’s (Woqod) stock increased by 1.83%.
The banks and financial services sector rose 0.27% after Doha Bank’s stock gained 1.53%, whereas Dlala Brokerage and Investment Holding’s stock fell 3.28%.
On the flipside, the insurance sector edged down 0.50% after the stocks of Al Khaleej Takaful Insurance (AKHI) and Qatar Insurance stocks went down 1.28%, and 0.77%, respectively.
The industrials sector fell 0.11% as Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding’s stock dipped1.74%.
Qatar Gas Transport’s (Nakilat) stock, which added 0.28%, topped in terms of trading volume after 950,500 shares were exchanged, while the Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) stock, rose 0.49%, led in terms of liquidity after generating QAR 53.5 million.
