Qatar Stock Exchange Index Rises 1.37% at Beginning of Thursday’s Trading

Qatar Stock Exchange started Thursday’s trading session with 1.37% rise, adding 138.76 points to the general index, and reaching the level of 10,293 points, compared to the end of Wednesday’s session. This increase was backed by various sectors.

The stock exchange figures attributed the positive performance of the general index to the real estate sector, which increased by 1.77%, the telecommunications sector by 1.67%, the consumer goods and services sector by 1.66%, the bank and financial services sector by 1.42%, the industrial sector by 1.15%, the transportation sector by 0.75%, and the insurance sector by 0.28%.

At 10:00 am, Qatar Stock Exchange recorded transactions worth QR113.318 million, distributed to 47.122 million shares, with implementation of 4160 transactions.

Source: Qatar News Agency