Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Thursday’s trading in the green, encouraged by the growth of two sectors, amid thin trades.
The general index inched up 0.06%, or 5.53 points, to 8,893.7 points.
By the end of the last session of this week, the QSE’s liquidity declined to QAR 216.21 million from QAR 568.67 million on Wednesday, while the trading volume went down to 10.29 million shares against 13.13 million in the previous session.
The goods and services sector topped the market’s gainers adding 0.54% as Salam International rose 1.46%, while the transportation segment inched up 0.08% led by Qatar Navigation’s 3.93% hike.
Meanwhile, the real estate sector topped the bourse’s five decliners with 1.17% as Ezdan Holding Group went down 1.17%.
The industrial sector levelled down 0.43%, followed by the banking sector, which dropped 0.06%.
Qatar First Bank’s stock, which declined 2.71%, topped the QSE in terms of trading volume with 2.6 million shares, while United Development Company’s stock, which rose 2.7%, led the market in terms of liquidity with QAR 27.5 million.
