29 July 2016
DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) main index gained 117.91 points, or 1.12 percent, during the past trading week when the bourse closed yesterday at 10,652.31 points.

Trading value during the week decreased by 22.21 percent to touch QR1.10bn compared to QR1.42bn. Trading volume decreased by 28.75 percent to reach 26,033,565 shares, as against 36.53 million shares, while the number of transactions fell by 23.76 percent, to reach 15,467 transactions as compared to 20,286 transactions.

Market cap rose by 1.05 percent to reach QR571.38bn as compared to QR565.47bn at the end of previous week.

Banking and Financial Services sector led traded value with 51.89 percent of the total. Industries sector accounted for 16.22 percent. Real Estate sector accounted for 9.06 percent and Telecoms sector accounted for 7.67 percent.

Banking and Financial Services sector led traded volume with 41.83 percent of the total. Real Estate sector accounted for 17.77 percent. Industries sector accounted for 14.25 percent and Telecoms sector accounted 10.47 percent. Banking and Financial Services sector led traded number of transactions during the week with 35.49 percent of the total.

Qatar Islamic Bank led trading value during the week which accounted for 22.61 percent of the total. QNB accounted for 10.97 percent and Masraf Al Rayan accounted for 8.15 percent, reports QNA. The index yesterday gained 47.54points, or 0.45 percent, compared to Wednesday's closing.

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