Qatar Stock Exchange index rose at the beginning of Wednesday’s trading session by 16.54 points, or 0.16%, reaching a level of 10.271 points compared to the end of Tuesday’s trading session.

The stock exchange figures attributed the rise in the general index to the positive performance of most sectors, as the telecommunications sector increased by 1.54%, the insurance sector by 1.03%, the transportation sector by 0.76%, the bank and financial services sector by 0.20% and the real estate sector by 0.10%. On the other hand, the consumer services sector decreased by 0.19% and the industrial sector by 0.21%.

At 10:00 am, Qatar Stock Exchange recorded transactions worth QR 61.363 million, distributed to 25.230 million shares, with implementation of 2.466 transactions.

Source: Qatar News Agency