Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) ended Thursday’s trading session in the green, encouraged by the growth of four blue chips led by the goods and services sector amid heavy trade.
The general index rose 1.08%, or 101.01 points, to 9,459.61 points.
The QSE’s liquidity declined to QAR 341.15 million on Thursday from QAR 419.44 million on Wednesday, while the trading volume decreased to 9.75 million shares versus 15.16 million in the previous session.
The goods and services sector topped the gainers adding 1.94% after Widam Food Company went up 2.49%, followed by the banking sector, which levelled up 1.28% after Qatar National Bank (QNB) added 1.96%.
Similarly, the industrial sector went up 1.16%on the back of Qatar National Cement’s 5.68% hike.
On the other hand, the real estate sector topped three decliners losing 2.74%, dragged down by Ezdan Holding Company and Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development which decreased 6.8% and 0.73%, respectively.
Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company, which rose 5.53%, spearheaded the QSE’s trading volume with 1.07 million shares, while QNB led the market in terms of liquidity, generating QAR 42.47 million.
