Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Sunday’s trading session in green territory, breaking five straight falls, packed by the growth of the banking and insurance sectors.
The general index inched up 2.58 points, or 0.03%, to finish at 9,768.91 points.
The bourse’s liquidity decreased to QAR 180.15 million on Sunday from QAR 539.49 million on Thursday, while the trading volume retreated to 5.55 million shares against 14.29 million in the previous session.
The banking sector topped the QSE’s risers adding 0.47% as the heavyweight Qatar National Bank (QNB) grew 0.74%.
Similarly, the insurance sector levelled up 0.18% on the back of Al Khaleej Takaful Insurance’s 0.74% increase.
On the other hand, the real estate sector headed the bourse’s five losers falling 0.94% after United Development Company declined 1.82%, while the goods and services sector inched down 0.05% due to Mannai Corp’s 0.87% drop.
By the end of the session, Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding’s stock, which advanced 0.79%, led the QSE in terms of trading volume with 1.11 million shares, while QNB’s stock spearheaded the market’s liquidity with QAR 39.42 million.
