The Arab individual investors turned bullish, albeit at lower levels, in the main market, whose year-to-date losses stood at 9.11%.
The domestic institutions continued to be net buyers but with lesser vigour in the main bourse, whose capitalisation added QR0.99bn or 0.17% to QR573.45bn with small cap segments gaining the most.
More than 55% of the traded constituents extended gains to investors in the main market, whose index however touched an intraday high of 9,783 points.
The Islamic index was seen declining vis-à-vis gains in the other indices in the main bourse, which saw as many as 0.01mn exchange traded funds (sponsored by Masraf Al Rayan and Doha Bank) valued at QR0.06mn trade across seven deals.
The foreign institutions turned net profit takers in the main market, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds.
The local retail investors were also net sellers in the main bourse, which saw no trading of treasury bills.
The Total Return Index was up 0.02% and the All Share Index by 0.15%, while the Al Rayan Islamic Index (Price) declined 0.11% in the main bourse, whose trade turnover and volumes were on the decline.
The telecoms sector index rose 0.63%, real estate (0.48%), transport (0.27%), industrials (0.15%), banks and financial services (0.12%) and insurance (0.05%); while consumer goods and services declined 0.14%.
Major gainers in the main market included QLM, Beema, Qatar Industrial Manufacturing, Dlala, Qatar National Cement, Qatar Oman Investment, Meeza, Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding and United Development Company.
Nevertheless, Doha Insurance, Qatar Cinema and Film Distribution, Inma Holding, Qatari German Medical Devices, Ezdan, Dukhan Bank, Widam Food and Qatar Electricity were among the losers in the main bourse.
In the venture market, both Al Faleh Educational Holding and Mahhar Holding saw their shares depreciate in value.
The Gulf institutions were net buyers to the tune of QR5.27mn compared with net profit takers of QR21.89mn on October 22.
The Arab individuals turned net buyers to the extent of QR0.63mn against net sellers of QR5.03mn the previous day.
However, the foreign institutions turned net sellers to the tune of QR12.29mn compared with net buyers of QR1.06mn on Sunday.
The local retail investors were net profit takers to the extent of QR2.27mn against net buyers of QR14.16mn on October 22.
The Gulf individuals turned net sellers to the tune of QR1.34mn compared with net buyers of QR0.37mn the previous day.
The foreign individuals’ net profit booking increased perceptibly to QR1.24mn against QR0.71mn on Sunday.
The Arab institutions were net sellers to the extent of QR0.05mn compared with no major net exposure on October 22.
The domestic institutions’ net buying weakened marginally to QR11.29mn against QR11.82mn the previous day.
Trade volumes in the main market tanked 27% to 150.84mn shares, value by 24% to QR373.56mn and deals by about 1% to 15,856.
The venture market saw a 70% contraction in trade volumes to 0.48mn equities, 75% in value to QR0.63mn and 75% in transactions to 53.
