Doha: The general index of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) rose 22.69 points, or 0.23%, at the beginning of trading on Monday, reaching 9,739 points, compared to yesterday’s closing.
The QSE general index was supported by a rise in five sectors: Telecoms by 0.70%; Transportations by 0.29%; Banks and Financial Services by 0.25%; Industrials by 0.16%; Consumer Goods and Services sectors by 0.11%. On the other hand, the index saw a decline in Insurance by 0.44%; and Real Estate by 0.15%.
At 10:00 am, QSE registered trading of 17.218 million shares in 1,654 transactions valued QR 44.241 million.
Source: Qatar News Agency