Qatar Stock index rises 117.69 points this week

Qatar Stock Exchange index gained 117.69 points (+0.97%) this week when the bourse closed trading Thursday at 12,282.17 points.

The traded value of QR 2.226 Billion this week is a decrease by 8.01% compared to QR 2.420 Billion registered last week.

The traded volume of 51,675,523 shares is a decrease by 7.20% compared to 55,686,513 shares, while the 28,421 transactions this week is an increase by 0.68% compared to 28,228 transactions the previous week.

The market capitalization of QR 660.51 Billion this week is an increase by 1.03% compared to QR 653.76 Billion registered at the end of previous week.

Banks and financial services topped the traded value this week with 33.28% of the total value. Real estate accounted for 24.68%, industries accounted for 19.42%, and consumer goods and services accounted for 10.62%.

Real estate topped the traded volume this week with 31.09% of the total volume. Banks and financial services accounted for 23.50%. Consumer goods and services accounted for 18.11%, and industries accounted for 10.70%.

Banks and financial services topped number of transactions this week with 31.99% of the total number of transactions. Real estate accounted for 19.61%. Industries accounted for 18.34%, and by consumer goods and services accounted for 15.65%.

From the 43 QSE-listed companies, 32 ended this week higher, 10 fell and one remained unchanged.

Barwa real estate topped the traded value this week with 16.4% of the total traded. Gulf International Services accounted for 8.82% and Islamic Group accounted for 8.29%.