DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) benchmark index gained 20.34 points, or 0.20 percent, last week when the bourse closed yesterday at 10,253.19 points.
Trading value during last week decreased by 28.28 percent to reach QR1.13bn compared to QR1.57bn.
Trading volume decreased by 18.50 percent to reach 358.22 million shares, as against 439.53 million shares, while the number of transactions fell by 14.63 percent, to reach 29,951 transactions as compared to 35,083 transactions.
Market cap rose by 0.20 percent to reach QR565.29bn as compared to QR564.16bn at the end of previous week, reports QNA.
The Banking and Financial Services sector led trading value during last week with 51.64 percent of the total trading value. Industrials sector accounted for 13.64 percent. The Consumer Goods and Services sector accounting for 9.99 percent and Real Estate sector, which accounted for 63.8 percent The Banking and Financial Services sector led trading volume during last week with 32.8 percent of the total trading volume. Real Estate sector accounted for 30.92 percent. The Industrials sector accounting for 14.09 percent and Transportation sector accounted for 7.41 percent.
The Banking and Financial Services sector led trading number of transactions during last week with 33.98 percent of the total number of transactions. Industrials sector accounted for 22.26 percent. The Real Estate sector accounted for 18.85 percent and Telecoms sector accounted for 7.61 percent.
From the 46 listed companies 23 ended last week higher, while 20 fell and three remained unchanged.
When compared on daily basis the QSE index dropped 42.06 points, or 0.41 percent, compared to Wednesday’s closing.
