QSE Index Rises by 4.62 Points at Beginning of Tuesday’s Trading

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index gained 4.62 points at the beginning of Tuesday's trading, rising marginally by 0.05%, thus rising to the level of 9869 points, compared to Monday's close, backed by six sectors. Qatar Stock Exchange figures showed a positive performance for the Real Estate sector by 1.09%, the Transportation sector by 0.89%, the Telecoms sector by 0.89%, the Industrial sector by 0.36%, the Consumer Goods and Services sector by 0.27% and the Banking and Financial Services sector by 0.18%. In contrast, the Insurance sector had a negative performance of 1.79%. At around 10:00 a.m, Qatar Stock Exchange recorded 1,855 transactions worth QR 43.145 million, distributed among 15.369 million shares. Source: Qatar News Agency