Bullish momentum lifts QSE index to 10,801 points

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index gained for the second consecutive day this week, ending 0.79% higher at 10,801.39 points, yesterday....

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index gained for the second consecutive day this week, ending 0.79% higher at 10,801.39 points, yesterday.

The index concluded Sunday’s trading at 10,716.39 points. During yesterday’s session the volume of shares traded stood at 94,895,985 from 78,183,932 on December 21. Meanwhile the value of shares reached QR267.853m from QR207.915m on Sunday, as a result of implementing 20,732 deals in all sectors. In the session, the shares of 32 companies rose, while the prices of 20 companies decreased, and four companies remained unchanged.

At the end of the trading session, the market capitalisation stood at QR646.258bn, compared to QAR 641.162bn in the previous session.

The indices of six sectors ended in green zone yesterday. The indices of banks and financial services, industrials, transportation, real estate, telecoms, and consumer goods and services gained 0.69%, 1.37%, 0.76%, 0.07%, 0.56%, and 0.74% respectively. Meanwhile the insurance sector declined by 0.48%.

QSE Total Return Index gained 0.79% to 25,826.70, QSE Al Rayan Islamic index added 0.80% to 5,130.79 points, MSCI QSE 20ESG Index gained 0.73% to 877.68 and QSE All Share Index rose 0.76% to 4,070.24 points