Doha:The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) Index saw an increase at the start of Monday's trading session, rising by 19.97 points, or 0.23%, to reach 8,894 points. This upward movement was driven by gains across five of the market's sectors.
According to Qatar News Agency, the sectors that experienced positive performances included Banks and Financial Services, which rose by 0.31%, Real Estate with a 0.30% increase, Transportation up by 0.19%, Telecoms which grew by 0.22%, and Industrials with a slight rise of 0.01%. However, not all sectors performed well, as Consumer Goods and Services saw a decline of 0.37%, and the Insurance sector dropped by 1.43%.
By 1000 am, the total trading volume on the QSE amounted to QR 34.409 million, with 17,002 million shares being traded across 2,484 transactions.