Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) started Thursday’s trading session in positive territory, on the back of five rising sectors.
By 10:05 am Qatar time, the general index inched up 0.26% to 10,279.55 points, adding 27.05 points.
Turnover amounted to QAR 11.5 million after 405,700 shares traded through 342 transactions.
The banking sector topped the QSE’s risers adding 1.09% after Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) 2.08% increase.
Similarly, the goods and services sector levelled up 0.16% as Qatar Fuel (Woqod) and Medicare Group went up 0.27% and 0.22%, respectively.
On the negative side, the real estate sector headed the bourse’s losers falling 0.99% as Ezdan Holding Group and United Development Company declined 1.71% and 0.14%, respectively.
The industrial sector plunged 0.58% on the back of Qatar National Cement’s 2.07% drop.
Qatar International Islamic Bank’s (QIIB) stock, which stood at QAR 63, led the market in terms of trading volume with 101,900 shares, generating QAR 6.4 million in liquidity.
