DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) benchmark index rose 1.29 percent on the support of banks and real estate stocks yesterday. QNB gained 2.18 percent to close at QR182. Property developers Barwa Real Estate and UDC added 3.3 and 0.9 percent respectively.
The traded value reached QR687bn with a volume of 14,938,110 shares from 8,470 transactions. The market capitalisation reached QR712bn.
Except transportation, all sector indices ended in green. Real estate sector indices gained the most, up 2.37 percent.
Qatari individual investors bought a volume of 7.37 million shares and sold over 8 million shares. The Peninsula
