DOHA: Qatar Exchange index gained 261.68 points (1.86 percent), this week when the bourse closed Thursday at 14,350.50 points.
Trading value during this week decreased by 9.94 percent to reach QR 3,311,428,307.24 compared to QR 3,676,872,219.69 last week.
Trading volume decreased by 3.04 percent to reach 80,755,552 shares compared to last week's 83,285,786 shares. The number of transactions fell by 5.23 percent to reach 33,675 transactions as compared to 35,532 transactions.
Market capitalization rose by 2.00 percent to reach QR 762,567,639,196.87 as compared to QR 747,640,597,915.05 at the end of previous week.
Banking and Financial Services sector led traded value this week with 41.96 percent of the total trading value. Real Estate sector accounted for 21.52 percent. The Industries sector ranked third accounted for 14.85 percent and Consumer Goods and Services sector accounted 10.08 percent.
Real Estate sector led traded volume this week with 39.87 percent of the total traded volume. Banks and Financial Services sector accounted for 28.99 percent. Consumer Goods and Services sector ranked third accounted for 10.61 percent and Telecoms sector accounted 9.48 percent.
Banking and Financial Services sector led traded number of transactions this week with 36.15 percent of the total number of transactions. Industries sector accounted for 21.45 percent. Real Estate sector ranked third accounted for 19.67 percent and Consumer Goods and Services sector accounted for 9.88 percent.
Of the 43 listed companies, 31 ended this week higher, while 12 fell.
Ezdan Holding Group led traded value this week accounted for 14.93 percent of the total traded value. Qatar International Islamic Bank accounted for 8.03 percent and Masraf Al Rayan 7.52 percent. (QNA)
