Doha – Mubasher: The Qatar Exchange’s main index closed Thursday’s session in green, rising 0.28% or 29.32 points to the level of 10,396.25 points.
The All Share Index also moved up 0.19%, while Al Rayan Islamic Index fell 0.43%.
Trading volume shrank 25.6% to 11.28 million shares from 15.1 million shares exchanged yesterday.
Turnover also decreased 24.6% to QAR 399.8 million from QAR 529.9 million.
The industrial sector was the best performer with an increase of 1.36%, as most of its stocks rose, topped by Qatar Industrial Manufacturing and Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding.
Transportation came second with a growth of 0.51% as Nakilat advanced 1.3%.
Pulling 0.21% higher, the banking sector joined the winners, thanks to Doha Bank and QNB which grew 0.81% and 0.64% respectively.
Qatar Industrial Manufacturing topped gainers by adding 7.6%, whereas Medicare Group headed losers by falling 10%.
National Leasing Holding (Alijarah) was the most traded stock after 1.75 million shares were exchanged at QAR 37.1 million, but it fell 8%.
Recording the day’s heaviest turnover, Masraf Al Rayan generated QAR 47 million through exchanging 1.35 million shares. The stock fell 0.43%.
The bourse’s benchmark index rose yesterday by 0.68% or 69.54 points to the level of 10,366.93 points.
Translated by: Elwy el-Manzalawy
