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Qatar Stock Exchange Index Gains 147.12 Points at Beginning of Monday’s Trading

Qatar Stock Exchange index started its trading Monday in green zone, rising 147.12 points, or 1.46%, to reach 10239 points, compared to Sunday’s close, supported by 6 sectors.

Figures issued by Qatar Stock Exchange attributed the positive performance of the general index to a rise in the transport sector by 1.98%, the goods and consumer services sector by 1.83%, the bank and financial services sector by 1.72%, the industrial sector by 1.46%, the real estate sector by 0.37% and the communications sector by 0.31%. On the other hand, the insurance sector fell by 0.07%.

At 10:00 am, Qatar Stock Exchange recorded 2442 transactions worth 69.164 million riyals, distributed to 27.964 million shares.

Source: Qatar News Agency