The US rate concerns and Washington's additional tariffs on China were seen masking positive vibes from the corporate earnings announcements and rising oil prices that the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) close the week on a negative turf.
The foreign institutions were seen increasingly net profit takers as the 20-stock Qatar Index shed 0.75% this week which saw Commercial Bank report net profit of QR1.79bn in the first nine months of this year.
The Gulf individuals were increasingly bearish in the main bourse this week which saw QIIB register net profit of QR1.1bn in January-September 2025.
The Gulf institutions’ substantially weakened net buying had its influence on the main market this week which saw Woqod register net profit of QR751.6mn in the first nine months of this year.
About 64% of the traded constituents were in the red in the main bourse this week which saw Barwa Real Estate Group announce the launch of new luxury brand “Barwa Royal” as a premium realty offering and unveiled the second phase of “Barwa Hills”.
The real estate, transport, insurance and telecom counters witnessed higher than average selling pressure this week which saw Qatar National Cement's January-September net profit at QR78.66mn.
However, the local retail investors turned net buyers in the main market this week which saw a total of 0.63mn AlRayan Bank-sponsored exchange traded fund QATR worth QR1.46mn trade across 184 deals.
The Arab individuals were increasingly bullish in the main bourse this week which saw a total of 1,585 AlRayan Bank-sponsored exchange traded fund QATR worth QR0.02mn trade across seven deals.
The Islamic index was seen declining slower than the other indices of the main market this week, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds.
Market capitalisation eroded QR4.93bn or 0.75% to QR649.29bn on the back of mid and small cap segments this week which saw no trading of treasury bills.
Trade turnover and volumes were on the increase in the main and junior markets this week which saw the realty, industrials and banking sectors together constitute about 74% of the total trade volumes.
The Total Return Index shed 0.75%, the All Share Index by 0.72% and the All Islamic Index by 0.35% this week which saw Elegancia Facilities Management, a subsidiary of Estithmar Holding, has been awarded the management of 14 newly constructed schools under the public-private partnership framework led by Ashghal.
The realty sector index plummeted 1.66%, transport (1.52%), insurance (1.5%), telecom (1%), industrials (0.69%), banks and financial services (0.54%) and consumer goods and services (0.3%) this week.
The market was skewed towards shakers with as many as 33 constituents reporting declines, while 17 gained and two were unchanged this week.
Major shakers in the main market included Commercial Bank, Qatar National Cement, Qatar Insurance, Qatar Electricity and Water, Qatar German Medical Devices, Dukhan Bank, Lesha Bank, Medicare Group, Mannai Corporation, Meeza, Al Mahhar Holding, Ezdan, Ooredoo, Gulf International Services, Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding and United Development Company. In the junior bourse, Techno Q saw its shares depreciate in value this week.
Nevertheless, Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance, QIIB, Mazaya Qatar, Qamco, Salam International Investment, AlRayan Bank and Widam Food were among the gainers in the main market this week.
The foreign institutions’ net selling increased significantly to QR33.92mn compared to QR0.97mn the previous week.
The Gulf individual investors’ net profit booking strengthened substantially to QR10.64mn against QR0.73mn a week ago.
The Gulf institutions’ net buying weakened drastically to QR1.47mn compared to QR43.96mn the week ended October 9.
However, the Qatari individuals turned net buyers to the tune of QR24.8mn against net sellers of QR38.51mn the previous week.
The Arab individual investors’ net buying expanded considerably to QR11.46mn compared to QR7.68mn a week ago.
The foreign retail investors’ net buying surged noticeably to QR10.86mn against QR1.57mn the week ended October 9.
The Arab institutions’ net buying increased marginally to QR1.28mn compared to QR0.15mn the previous week.
The domestic institutions’ net profit booking eased perceptibly to QR5.3mn against QR13.16mn a week ago.
The main market saw 14% jump in trade volumes to 653.27mn shares, 27% in value to QR1.8bn and 23% in deals to 102,031 this week.
In the venture market, trade volumes jumped almost 15-fold to 0.88mn equities and value by more than 14-fold to QR2.15mn on more than five-fold increase in transactions to 205.
The foreign institutions were seen increasingly net profit takers as the 20-stock Qatar Index shed 0.75% this week which saw Commercial Bank report net profit of QR1.79bn in the first nine months of this year.
The Gulf individuals were increasingly bearish in the main bourse this week which saw QIIB register net profit of QR1.1bn in January-September 2025.
The Gulf institutions’ substantially weakened net buying had its influence on the main market this week which saw Woqod register net profit of QR751.6mn in the first nine months of this year.
About 64% of the traded constituents were in the red in the main bourse this week which saw Barwa Real Estate Group announce the launch of new luxury brand “Barwa Royal” as a premium realty offering and unveiled the second phase of “Barwa Hills”.
The real estate, transport, insurance and telecom counters witnessed higher than average selling pressure this week which saw Qatar National Cement's January-September net profit at QR78.66mn.
However, the local retail investors turned net buyers in the main market this week which saw a total of 0.63mn AlRayan Bank-sponsored exchange traded fund QATR worth QR1.46mn trade across 184 deals.
The Arab individuals were increasingly bullish in the main bourse this week which saw a total of 1,585 AlRayan Bank-sponsored exchange traded fund QATR worth QR0.02mn trade across seven deals.
The Islamic index was seen declining slower than the other indices of the main market this week, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds.
Market capitalisation eroded QR4.93bn or 0.75% to QR649.29bn on the back of mid and small cap segments this week which saw no trading of treasury bills.
Trade turnover and volumes were on the increase in the main and junior markets this week which saw the realty, industrials and banking sectors together constitute about 74% of the total trade volumes.
The Total Return Index shed 0.75%, the All Share Index by 0.72% and the All Islamic Index by 0.35% this week which saw Elegancia Facilities Management, a subsidiary of Estithmar Holding, has been awarded the management of 14 newly constructed schools under the public-private partnership framework led by Ashghal.
The realty sector index plummeted 1.66%, transport (1.52%), insurance (1.5%), telecom (1%), industrials (0.69%), banks and financial services (0.54%) and consumer goods and services (0.3%) this week.
The market was skewed towards shakers with as many as 33 constituents reporting declines, while 17 gained and two were unchanged this week.
Major shakers in the main market included Commercial Bank, Qatar National Cement, Qatar Insurance, Qatar Electricity and Water, Qatar German Medical Devices, Dukhan Bank, Lesha Bank, Medicare Group, Mannai Corporation, Meeza, Al Mahhar Holding, Ezdan, Ooredoo, Gulf International Services, Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding and United Development Company. In the junior bourse, Techno Q saw its shares depreciate in value this week.
Nevertheless, Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance, QIIB, Mazaya Qatar, Qamco, Salam International Investment, AlRayan Bank and Widam Food were among the gainers in the main market this week.
The foreign institutions’ net selling increased significantly to QR33.92mn compared to QR0.97mn the previous week.
The Gulf individual investors’ net profit booking strengthened substantially to QR10.64mn against QR0.73mn a week ago.
The Gulf institutions’ net buying weakened drastically to QR1.47mn compared to QR43.96mn the week ended October 9.
However, the Qatari individuals turned net buyers to the tune of QR24.8mn against net sellers of QR38.51mn the previous week.
The Arab individual investors’ net buying expanded considerably to QR11.46mn compared to QR7.68mn a week ago.
The foreign retail investors’ net buying surged noticeably to QR10.86mn against QR1.57mn the week ended October 9.
The Arab institutions’ net buying increased marginally to QR1.28mn compared to QR0.15mn the previous week.
The domestic institutions’ net profit booking eased perceptibly to QR5.3mn against QR13.16mn a week ago.
The main market saw 14% jump in trade volumes to 653.27mn shares, 27% in value to QR1.8bn and 23% in deals to 102,031 this week.
In the venture market, trade volumes jumped almost 15-fold to 0.88mn equities and value by more than 14-fold to QR2.15mn on more than five-fold increase in transactions to 205.