Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) general index rose 29.3 points, or 0.29%, to close at 10,255.97 points on Tuesday.
The real estate sector topped risers after adding 2.43%, followed by the banking sector which went up 2.04%.
On the negative side, the goods sector declined 0.7%.
Qatar for Cinema and Film Distribution headed gainers and increased 10%, whereas Ahli Bank led fallers and plunged 9.8%, following the approval of the Qatari lender’s OGM of cash dividends and bonus shares for 2018.
The QSE’s liquidity climbed 33.8% to QAR 420.8 million on Tuesday, from QAR 314.61 million in the previous session, while trading volume rose 28.6% to 11.07 million shares, against 8.61 million on Monday.
The heavyweight Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) stock, which added 3.9%, spearheaded the QSE in terms of turnover with QAR 92.03 million, while United Development’s stock, down 1.04%, registered the highest trading volume of 1.96 million shares.
