Qatar Stock Exchange Index starts trading higher

Mark
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The Qatar Stock Exchange index rose at the beginning of today’s trading, supported by most sectors. The index rose by 0.12 percent, adding 12.55 points to its gains and reaching 10,418 points, compared to the closing of yesterday’s session, Tuesday.
Figures issued by the stock exchange showed that the communications sector rose by 0.45 percent, followed by the industries sector by 0.20 percent, then the insurance sector by 0.12 percent, and the banking and financial services sector and the transportation sector by 0.09 percent. On the other hand, the real estate sector decreased by 0.35 percent, and the consumer goods and services sector by 0.03 percent.
At 10:00 am, the Qatar Stock Exchange recorded trading worth 61.533 million riyals, distributed over 36.629 million shares, through the execution of 2,243 transactions.