Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Monday’s trading session in the green, supported by the growth of six sectors.
The general index rose 1.30%, or 134.37 points, to finish at 10,451.33 points.
The bourse’s liquidity increased to QAR 301.3 million on Monday from QAR 72.2 million on Sunday, while the trading volume levelled up to 7.8 million shares against 3.3 million in the previous session.
The banking sector topped the QSE’s risers adding 1.55% as the heavyweight Qatar National Bank (QNB) hiked 1.77% to QAR 200.49, recording the highest price since listing on the market.
Similarly, the industrial sector went up 1.20% due to Qatar National Cement’s 2.05% increase.
On the negative side, the real estate sector was the bourse’s only decliner falling 0.20% as Barwa Real Estate and Ezdan Holding Group went down 0.52% and 0.24%, respectively.
By the end of the session, QNB’s stock led the QSE in terms of liquidity with QAR 81.2 million, while Doha Bank’s stock, which advanced 0.69%, spearheaded the market in terms of trading volume with 866,900 shares.
