The Qatar Stock Exchange on Sunday opened the week on a stronger note with about 76% of its traded scrips extending gains to investors.

Local retail investors and foreign funds were increasingly net buyers as the 20-stock Qatar Index gained 0.2% to 7,758.08 points.
Buying was seen more pronounced in the realty, transport and consumer goods segments in the market, whose year-to-date losses were at 25.67%.
Islamic equities were seen outperforming the bourse, whose capitalisation gained 0.59% to QR420.53bn.
The market saw a trough at less than 7,720 points within the first 15 minutes after which it rebounded to reach a high of about 7,780 points. Corrections were witnessed for the next 15 minutes, but only to see marginal gains for the remainder of the session, thus overall settling 16 points higher.
Trade turnover and volumes were on the increase in the market, where the banking, industrials, telecom and real estate sectors together accounted for more than 84% of the total volume.
The Total Return Index rose 0.2% to 13,009.84 points, the All Share Index by 1.05% to 2,142.45 points and the Al Rayan Islamic Index by 2.51% to 3,039.03 points.
The realty index soared 5.78%, followed by transport (2.24%), consumer goods (2.09%), telecom (0.69%), insurance (0.65%) and industrials (0.28%); whereas banks and financial services were down 0.08%.
Major gainers included Ezdan, Mazaya Qatar, Vodafone Qatar, Gulf Warehousing, Milaha, Aamal Company, Gulf International Services, Islamic Holding Group, Alijarah Holding, Qatar First Bank, Medicare Group, Salam International Investment, Widam and Qatari Investors Group; while Industries Qatar, QNB, Commercial Bank and Nakilat were among the losers.
Local retail investors’ net buying strengthened considerably to QR33.96mn compared to QR19.49mn last Thursday.
Non-Qatari institutions’ net buying increased substantially to QR13.56mn against QR1.41mn the previous day.
Non-Qatari individual investors’ net buying rose perceptibly to QR5.04mn compared to QR2.5mn on November 23.
However, GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) funds’ net selling rose influentially to QR35.48mn against QR17.46mn last Thursday.
Domestic institutions’ net profit-booking grew impressively to QR17.2mn compared to QR6.58mn the previous day.
GCC retail investors’ net buying weakened marginally to QR0.11mn against QR0.64mn on November 23.
Total trade volume rose 59% to 14.43mn shares, value by 72% to QR275.68mn and deals by 54% to 4,944.
The telecom sector’s trade volume grew more than six-fold to 2.32mn equities and value almost tripled to QR19.57mn on a 55% increase in transactions to 395.
The transport sector’s trade volume more than doubled to 0.94mn stocks and value also more than doubled to QR21.6mn on an 84% jump in deals to 494.
The insurance sector’s trade volume more than doubled to 0.35mn shares, value soared 57% to QR6.45mn and transactions by 52% to 125.
The banks and financial services sector’s trade volume more than doubled to 4.28mn equities and value more than doubled to QR123.28mn on more-than-doubled deals to 1,491.
There was a 76% surge in the consumer goods sector’s trade volume to 0.97mn stocks, 20% in value to QR15.4mn and 49% in transactions to 519.
The industrials sector’s trade volume was up 2% to 3.4mn shares, value by 26% to QR62.59mn and deals by 27% to 1,256.
However, the real estate sector reported a 3% decline in trade volume to 2.17mn equities and 2% in value to QR26.8mn but on a 12% jump in transactions to 664.
In the debt market, there was no trading of sovereign bonds and treasury bills.

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