Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) benchmark index lost 244.19 points, or 2.28 percent, last week when the bourse closed yesterday at 10,448.48 points.
Trading value during last week decreased by 25.93 percent to reach QR1.25bn compared to QR1.69bn at the end of the previous week. Trading volume increased by 13.39 percent to reach 255.21 million shares, as against 225.07 million shares, while the number of transactions fell by 24.27 percent to reach 25,718 transactions as compared to 33,961 transactions.
Market cap fell by 2.35 percent to reach QR576.20bn last week as compared to QR590.06bn at the end of previous week, reports QNA.
Banking and financial services sector led traded value last week with 40.31 percent of the total traded value. Industries sector accounted for 23.68 percent. Transportation sector accounted for 11.66 percent and Consumer goods and Services sector accounted 11.52 percent.
Banking and financial services sector led traded volume last week with 42.71 percent of the total traded volume. Consumer goods and services sector accounted 30.82 percent. Industries sector accounted 19.84 percent and Real Estate sector accounted 2.92 percent.
Industries sector led traded number of transactions last week with 31.66 percent of the total number of transactions. Banking and financial services sector accounted 30.68 percent. Consumer goods and services sector accounted 14.40 percent and Real Estate sector accounted 10.23 percent.
From the 46 listed companies 14 ended last week higher, while 31 fell and one unchanged.
QNB led trading value during this week accounted for 16.48 percent of the total trading value. Industries Qatar accounted for 11.87 percent and Qatar Gas Transport accounted 8.45 percent.
When compared on daily basis, the QSE index gained 28.16 points, or 0.27 percent yesterday, compared to Wednesday’s closing.
