Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Wednesday’s trading in the green for the first time since around one month and a half or since 19 December trading session, encouraged by the growth of all sectors, amid high trade.
The general index rose 2.73%, or 236.26 points, to 8,887.74 points.
The QSE’s liquidity increased to QAR 568.67 million on Wednesday from QAR 236.26 million on Tuesday, while the trading volume levelled up to 13.13 million shares against 12.79 million in the previous session.
The real estate sector topped the QSE’s gainers adding 3.61% led by Ezdan Holding Group’s 5.76% surge.
The industrial sector grew 2.75% as Qatar Electricity and Water Company and Investment Holding Group went up 5.08% each.
Similarly, the banking sector increased 2.35% after Masraf Al Rayan and Qatar National Bank (QNB) gained 3.91% and 1.98%, respectively.
The goods and services sector jumped 1.61% due to the increase of Medicare with 2.90%.
Qatar First Bank’s stock, which advanced 2.94%, was the bourse’s most active stock in terms of trading volume with 1.7 million shares, while QNB’s stock led the market in terms of liquidity with QAR 29.05 million.
