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US rate cut hopes lift QSE above 10,900 points, Islamic equities outperform; M-cap adds QR3.14bn : QSE-October 26
October 26, 2025 | 06:43 PM
The Qatar Stock Exchange today opened the week on a stronger note with its key index gaining more than 35 points, reflecting the optimism in the market due to the US rate cut hopes.The real estate, industrials, consumer goods and telecom counters witnessed higher than average demand as the 20-stock Qatar Index rose 0.32% to 10,912.44 points, recovering from an intraday low of 10,873 points.The local retail investors turned net buyers, albeit at lower levels, in the main market, whose year-to-date gains improved further to 3.23%.About 56% of the traded constituents extended gains to investors in the main bourse, whose capitalisation added QR3.14bn or 0.48% to QR653.74bn, mainly on small cap segments.The foreign funds continued to be bullish but with lesser intensity in the main market, which saw as many as 0.02mn exchange traded funds (sponsored by AlRayan Bank and Doha Bank) valued at QR0.04mn trade across six deals.The domestic institutions were increasingly net sellers in the main bourse, whose trade turnover and volumes were on the decline.The Islamic index was seen outperforming the other indices of the main market, which saw no trading of treasury bills.The Arab individuals were increasingly bearish in the main bourse, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds.The Total Return Index rose 0.32%, the All Share Index by 0.27% and the All Islamic Index by 0.46% in the main market.The realty sector index shot up 0.98%, industrials (0.85%), consumer goods and services (0.68%), telecom (0.44%), transport (0.26%) and insurance (0.21%); while banks and financial services were down 0.03%.As many as 29 stocks gained, while 21 declined and two were unchanged.Major movers in the main market included Qatar General Medical Devices, Ezdan, QLM, Widam Food, Industries Qatar, Salam International Investment, Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding and Aamal Company. In the juniour bourse, Techno Q saw its shares appreciate in value.Nevertheless, Qatar National Cement, Qatar Industrial Manufacturing, Qatar Oman Investment, Doha Bank and Medicare Group were among the shakers in the main market.The local individual investors turned net buyers to the tune of QR0.67mn compared with net sellers of QR17.17mn last Thursday.However, the domestic institutions’ net selling expanded perceptibly to QR11.05mn against QR8.78mn on October 23.The Arab retail investors’ net profit booking increased noticeably to QR3.18mn compared to QR0.58mn the previous trading day.The foreign individuals were net sellers to the extent of QR0.21mn against net buyers of QR1.56mn last Thursday.The foreign institutions’ net buying decreased significantly to QR9.81mn compared to QR16.02mn on October 23.The Gulf institutions’ net buying weakened noticeably to QR2.8mn against QR7.67mn the previous trading day.The Gulf retail investors’ net buying eased marginally to QR1.16mn compared to QR1.25mn last Thursday.The Arab institutions had no major net exposure against net buyers to the tune of QR0.02mn on October 23.The main market saw an 8% contraction in trade volumes to 101.4mn shares, 31% in value to QR216.94mn and 55% in deals to 10,986.In the venture market, a total of 0.05mn equities valued at QR0.12mn changed hands across 19 transactions.(Ends)
October 26, 2025 | 06:43 PM