Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) general index grew 58.72 points, or 0.59%, to close at 9,949.02 points on Monday.
The QSE’s liquidity climbed to QAR 273.53 million on Monday from QAR 133.15 million in the previous session, while trading volume declined to 6.66 million shares, compared to 6.92 million on Sunday.
The banking sector led risers and added 1.07% after Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) and the heavyweight Qatar National Bank (QNB) advanced 3.54% and 1.27%, respectively.
Similarly, the real estate sector rose 1.06% as Ezdan Holding increased 1.80%.
On the other hand, the goods sector inched down 0.09% after Aamal Co fell 0.70%.
Qatar National Cement led gainers after rising 5.91%, whereas Ahli BanK headed fallers and dropped 3.02%.
United Development’s stock, down 0.89%, registered the highest trading volume with 880,460 shares, while Qatar Fuel’s (Woqod) stock, which fell 0.83%, spearheaded the QSE in terms of turnover of QAR 75.47 million.
