DOHA: Qatar Exchange index gained 99.20 points or an increase of 1.13 percent, this week when it closed at 8,847.88 points Thursday afternoon.
The trading value increased by 39.51 percent during this week to reach QR 1,925,723,761.88 compared to QR 1,380,314,231.96.
Trading volume increased by 38.33 percent to reach 53,275,093 shares, as against 38,514,045 shares, while the number of transactions rose by 24.76 percent, to reach 22,326 transactions as compared to 17,895 transactions.
The market capitalization rose by 2.06 percent to reach QR 493,906,795,541.18 as compared to QR 483,953,662,745.81 at the end of previous week.
Banks and financial services led the trading value during this week, accounting for 31.42 percent of the total trading value, followed by real estate which accounted for 21.02 percent.
Industries accounted for 17.13 percent followed by consumer goods and services which accounted for 11.64 percent.
Real estate led the trading volume during this week, accounting for 39.39 percent of the total traded volume, followed by banks and financial services which accounted for 24.31 percent.
Industries accounted for 12.58 percent and consumer goods and services which accounted for 9.72 percent.
Banks and financial services sector led the number of transactions traded during this week with 29.49 percent of the total number of transactions.
Real estate accounted for 21.72 percent. Industries accounted for 20.59 percent and consumer goods and services accounted for 11.88 percent.
From the 42 listed companies 28 ended this week higher while 12 fell and two were unchanged.
United Development led the traded value this week with of 15.7 percent of the total traded followed by Treasury Bill 9m 04022014, which accounted for 10.31 percent.
Qatar National Bank accounted for 8.91 percent. (QNA)
