Qatar Stock Exchange Index rises by 0.16 percent at the start of trading

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The Qatar Stock Exchange index rose at the beginning of today’s trading, supported by four sectors. The index rose by 0.16 percent, adding 16.59 points to its gains, and thus rose to 10,455 points compared to the closing of yesterday’s session (Sunday).

Figures issued by the stock exchange showed an increase in the performance of some sectors. The communications sector rose by 0.97 percent, followed by the banking and financial services sector by 0.32 percent, then the insurance sector by 0.15 percent, and the consumer goods and services sector by 0.07 percent. On the other hand, the industries sector decreased by 0.03 percent, the real estate sector by 0.04 percent, and the transportation sector by 0.15 percent.

At around 10:00 am, the Qatar Stock Exchange recorded trading worth 33.841 million riyals, distributed over 19.832 million shares, through the execution of 1453 transactions.