DOHA: Qatar Exchange index gained 235.28 points or 1.98 percent last week when the bourse closed yesterday at 12,133.23 points. Trading value last increased by 54.23 percent.
Trading volume increased by 50.81 percent to reach 35,185,230 shares, as against 23,331,223 shares, while the number of transactions rose by 20.77 percent, to reach 17,051 last week as compared to 14,119 transactions the previous week.
Market capitalisation rose by 1.30 percent to reach QR642.35bn as compared to QR634.12bn at the end of previous week. The banking and financial services sector led traded value last week with 31.03 percent of the total. Real estate sector accounted for 27.23 percent. Industries sector accounted for 18.16 percent and consumer goods and services sector accounted for 11.85 percent.
The real estate sector led traded volume with 48.58 percent of the total. Banking and financial services sector accounted for 16.69 percent. Telecoms sector accounted for 12.28 percent and industries sector accounted for 10.87 percent.
The real estate sector led traded number of transactions with 31.17 percent of the total. Banking and financial services sector accounted for 22.25 percent. Industries sector accounted for 20.54 percent and telecoms sector accounted for 12.78 percent.
Of the 43 companies listed, 32 ended higher last week, while nine fell and two remained unchanged. QNB led traded value last week and accounted for 17.55 percent of the total. Ezdan Holding Group accounted for 13.13 percent and Barwa Real Estate accounted for 9.31 percent.
At the close yesterday, Qatar Exchange index declined 28.81 points. The traded valued decreased to QR176.97m with a volume of 3,361,361 shares from 2,316 transactions compared with QR260.58M with a volume of 5,247,652 shares from 2,822 transactions on Wednesday.
Indices of four sectors declined and three gained. Of the 43 companies listed on QE, shares of 41 saw trading. Of these 17 advanced, 13 declined and 11 remained unchanged.
