QSE index soars over 180 points on bullish investor sentiment
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Doha, Qatar: The shares in Qatar s stock market witnessed a notable bounce bank as the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index surged 182.50 points or 1.69 p...
Doha, Qatar: The shares in Qatar’s stock market witnessed a notable bounce-bank as the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index surged 182.50 points or 1.69 percent, yesterday to close at 10,967.86 points helped by strong buying interest from investors.
The optimistic trend is expected to continue as the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index maintains bullish sentiment. The QSE general index increased at the end of trading on Sunday by 22.85 points, or 0.21 percent, to close at 10,785.36 points.
During yesterday’s session the volume of shares traded stood at 156.753 million from 127.328 million on Sunday and the value of shares reached QR453.535m from QR275.470m on January 4, as a result of implementing 26,726 deals in all sectors.
In the session, the shares of 46 companies rose, while the prices of five companies decreased, and six companies maintained their previous closing price.
At the end of the trading session, the market capitalisation reached QR656.921bn, compared to QR646.331bn in the previous session. The indices of all seven sectors ended in green zone, yesterday.
