Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) benchmark index gained 200.44 points, or 1.96 percent, last week when the bourse closed yesterday at 10,427.96 points.
Trading value during last week increased by 43.72 percent to reach QR1.24bn compared to QR864.98m.
Trading volume increased by 16.27 percent to reach 349.99 million shares, as against 301.02 million shares, while the number of transactions rose by 3.07 percent, to reach 24,294 transactions as compared to 23,571 transactions.
Market cap rose by 1.33 percent to reach QR576.96bn as compared to QR569.36bn at the end of previous week, reports QNA.
Banking and Financial Services sector led traded value last week with 62.84 percent of the total traded value. Industries sector accounted for 13.36 percent. Consumer Goods and Services sector accounted for 6.53 percent and Real Estate sector accounted 5.84 percent.
Banking and Financial Services sector led traded volume last week with 40.12 percent of the total traded volume. Industries sector accounted for 22.88 percent. Real Estate sector accounted for 15.23 percent and Consumer Goods and Services sector accounted 8.57 percent.
Banking and Financial Services sector led traded number of transactions last week with 40.92 percent of the total number of transactions. Industries sector accounted for 22.06 percent. Consumer Goods and Services sector accounted for 9.47 percent and Real Estate sector accounted for 8.13 percent.
From the 46 listed companies 28 ended last week higher, while 16 fell and two unchanged.
QNB led trading value during last week accounted for 18.49 percent of the total traded value. Qatar International Islamic Bank accounted for 13.78 percent and Masraf Al Rayan accounted 13.17 percent.
When compared on daily basis the QSE index dropped 6.53 points, or 0.06 percent, yesterday compared to Wednesday’s closing.
