Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) general index rose 142 points, or 1.37%, to close Monday’s trading session at 10,494.22 points, its highest level in two years.
Six sectors finished in green territory, headed by the real estate sector, which grew by 3.7%, while the telecommunications sector was the only decliner with 0.33%.
Investment Holding Group jumped 10%, while Zad Holding retreated about 2.3%.
The QSE’s liquidity soared 124% to QAR 333.39 million on Monday, against QAR 148.86 million in the previous session, while trading volume surged 82.9% to 18.49 million shares, compared to 10.11 million on Sunday.
The heavyweight Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) stock, up 1.09%, topped the QSE in terms of trading value with QAR 75.47 million, while Qatar First Bank’s stock, which surged 9.9%, posted the highest trading volume with 4.18 million shares
