Buying interests, especially at the industrials, real estate and telecom counters, Wednesday led the Qatar Stock Exchange to gain 21 points.

The brokerage subsidiaries of QNB and Commercial Bank witnessed more than doubling of its share trade turnover year-on-year during the first four months of this year, according to Qatar Stock Exchange data

Foreign funds were seen increasingly net buyers in the Qatar Stock Exchange, which otherwise lost another 42 points despite strengthening crude prices in the global market.

The listed insurance companies have reported more than doubling (137.89% jump) of their total sectoral net earnings during 2021, substantially improving from the 18.92% increase during 2020, according to the Qatar Stock Exchange data.

The Qatar Stock Exchange Sunday opened the week on stronger note as its key index gained more than 99 points to surpass the 13,700 levels, mainly on the back of strong buying in the banking counter.

Higher oil prices, owing to the simmering Ukraine-Russia crisis, had lifted sentiments in the Gulf bourses, including the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), which gained a huge 234 points in key index and QR12bn in capitalisation this week.

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) and Astana International Exchange (AIX) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and agreed to establish co-operation in mutually beneficial areas.

The Qatar Stock Exchange on Wednesday gained more than 128 points and its key index surpassed 13,500 levels, mainly on the back of strong buying in the industrials counter.

The Qatar Stock Exchange on Sunday opened the week weak despite strong buying interests of Arab and local retail investors.

The Qatar Stock Exchange on Wednesday gained 42 points on the back of strong buying support from the Gulf institutions.

Reflecting the global sentiments over the rising Covid-19 cases in China, the Qatar Stock Exchange Tuesday plunged 234 points and its key index settled below 13,300 levels and capitalisation eroded QR12bn.

Doha Bank and Milaha (Qatar Navigation) will replace United Development Company and Vodafone Qatar in the Qatar Stock Exchange's 20-stock Qatar Index, effective from April 1.