Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) closed Wednesday's trading session with on positive note, encouraged by the rise of six sectors.
The benchmark index rose 33.53 points, or 0.38%, to finish at 8,928.74 points.
The bourse’s trading volume stood at 9.26 million shares on Wednesday, up from 4.51 million shares on Tuesday, while trading value rose to QAR 532.58 million, from QAR 216.67 million.
The real estate sector increased 1.88% as Ezdan Holding Group’s stock levelled up 2.43%.
The consumer goods and services sector grew 1.39% after Qatar Fuel’s (Woqod) stock went up 2.97%.
On the flipside, the banks and financial services sector fell 0.02%, dragged by the heavyweight Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) stock which inched down 0.30%.
Doha Insurance Group’s stock led gainers with 7.47%, whereas Zad Holding Company’s stock was the worst performer with 2.96%.
Qatar Gas Transport’s (Nakilat) stock, that inched up 0.83%, was the most active in terms of trading volume after 2.6 million shares were exchanged, while Woqod was the most active in liquidity with QAR 69.7 million.
