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Qatar stock index down 98.23 points

Published: 22 Jul 2015 - 07:20 pm | Last Updated: 12 Jan 2022 - 12:17 am

DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) dropped 98.23 points (0.82 percent) when the bourse closed Wednesday at 11,911.31 points.

The market capitalization decreased to QR631.38bn  from QR636.55bn registered last Thursday (July 16).

The trade turnover today increased to QR126.68m with a volume of 2,717,685 shares from 2,234 transactions compared with QR100.54m with a volume of 2,781,116 shares from 2,113 transactions on July 16 Thursday.

Today two indices advanced and five declined.

Insurance index gained the most, up 1.54 percent to 4,907.10 points while Telecom fell the most, down 1.93 percent to 1,144.89 points.
QSE Total Return Index declined 0.82 percent (18,514.41 points). QSE Al Rayan Islamic Index dropped 0.49 percent (4,648.64 points) and QSE All Share Index declined 0.69 percent(3,188.59 points).

Investors traded shares of 39 from the 43 QSE-listed companies today. From these shares of nine gained, 25 declined and five remained unchanged.

QNA