Mubasher: The benchmark index of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) lost 1.5% or 151.85 points to reach 9,938.28 points by the week ended on 4 May when compared to 10,064.35 points in the past week.
The market cap decreased by 1.97% or QAR 10.68 billion to total QAR 532.05 billion ($145.98 billion) this week from QAR 542.73 billion ($14.89 billion) a week ago.
QSE’ turnover grew by 13.02% to QAR 1.3 billion from QAR 1.15 billion in the prior week, and the trading volume increased by 14.14% to 51.42 million shares from 45.05 million a week ago.
The transactions edged up by 0.3% to about 16,020 this week from nearly 15,970.
The banks sector acquired 38.77% of the market’s overall liquidity this week, followed by the real estate, industrial, and telecom segments which acquired 18.72%, 15.37%, and 11.4%, respectively, of QSE’s turnover.
Meanwhile, the real estate segment acquired 29.38% of the market’s trading volume, followed by the banks, telecom, and industrial sectors which acquired 28.94%, 25.08%, and 7.35%, respectively of the overall traded shares.
