QSE sees gains at Wednesday’s open

Doha – Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) saw a positive performance in Wednesday’s early trades, spurred by the rise of three sectors led by the banks.

The general index grew 0.26% or 27.16 points to reach 10,624.38 points by 9:00am Qatar time.

The banks sector was the best performer with a 0.50% rise as Qatar Oman Investment led gainers with a 2.84% rise.

On the other hand, the real estate sector was the top loser after falling 0.21% as United Development Co. topped decliners after sliding 3.77%.

The market saw trading of 597,200 shares through 369 transactions, with a turnover of QAR 25.1 million.

Vodafone Qatar, which slid 1.06%, was the most active stock with a trading volume of 180,200 shares. In addition, Medicare Group, which added 2.64%, was the value leader after generating QAR 8.6 million.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 01-Feb-2017 07:59 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 01-Feb-2017 07:59 (GMT)