DOHA: Qatar exchange index gained 233.69 points, or 1.90 percent, this week when the bourse closed Thursday afternoon at 12,515.86 points.
Trading value during this week increased by 22.25 percent to reach QR2.72bn compared to QR2.23bn during the previous week.
Trading volume increased by 47 percent to reach approximately 75.96 million (75,964,174) shares, as against approximately 51.68 million (51,675,523) shares, while the number of transactions rose by 8.76 percent to reach 30,911 transactions as compared to 28,421 transactions.
Market capitalization rose by 0.85 percent to reach about QR666.09bn as compared to about QR660.51bn at the end of previous week.
Real Estate sector led traded value this week with 32.71 percent of the total traded value. Banking and Financial Services sector accounted for 31.84 percent. Industries sector accounted for 13.80 percent and Insurance sector accounted 9.02 percent.
Real Estate sector led traded volume this week with 48.75 percent of the total traded volume. Banking and Financial Services sector accounted for 23.70 percent. Industries sector accounted for 8.85 percent. Consumer Goods and Services sector accounted 7.45 percent.
Banking and Financial Services sector led traded number of transactions this week with 28.22 percent of the total number of transactions. Real Estate sector accounted for 27.45 percent. Industries sector accounted for 18.59 percent and Consumer Goods and Services sector accounted for 9.86 percent.
From the 43 listed companies 23 ended this week higher, while 16 fell and four unchanged, reports QNA.
Ezdan Holding Group led traded value during this week accounted for 18.74 percent of the total traded value. Barwa Real Estate accounted for 11.16 percent and Masraf Al Rayan accounted for 10.77 percent.
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