Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) benchmark index gained 233.86 points, or 2.26 percent, last week when the bourse closed yesterday at 10,598.40 points.
Trading value during last week decreased by 39.95 percent to reach QR1.25bn compared to QR2.08bn for the previous week.
Trading volume decreased by 32.14 percent to reach 42.89 million shares, as against 63.20 million shares, while the number of transactions fell by 27.11 percent, to reach 24,782 transactions as compared to 34,001 transactions. Market cap rose by 1.18 percent to reach QR595.35bn compared to QR588.40bn at the end of previous week, reports QNA.
Banking and Financial Services sector led traded value last week with 48.6 percent of the total traded value. Real Estate sector accounted for 16.63 percent.
Industries sector accounted for 14.74 percent and Consumer Goods and Services sector accounted 7.28 percent.
Banking and Financial Services sector led traded volume last week with 36.72 percent of the total traded volume. Real Estate sector accounted for 28.27 percent. Telecoms sector accounted for 12.03 percent and Industries sector accounted 11.29 percent.
Banking and Financial Services sector led traded number of transactions last week with 41.28 percent of the total number of transactions. Real Estate sector accounted for 24.62 percent. Industries sector accounted for 13.63 percent and Telecoms sector accounted for 6.99 percent.
From the 45 listed companies 34 ended last week higher, while nine fell and two remained unchanged.
When compared on daily basis, QSE index gained 8.42 points, or 0.08 percent yesterday compared to Wednesday’s closing. The volume of shares traded increased to 10.36 million yesterday from 10.01 million on Wednesday and the value of shares decreased to QR219.27m from QR288.36m on Wednesday.
