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Oil price strength and brightened expectations on interest rate cuts in the US on Tuesday helped Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) to gain as much as 22 points in index and more than QR2bn in capitalisation.The local retail investors were increasingly net buyers as the 20-stock Qatar Index rose 0.19% to 11,121.58 points, recovering from an intraday low of 11,102 points.The consumer goods, insurance and banking counters witnessed higher than average demand in the main market, whose year-to-date gains improved to 5.21%.About 56% of the traded constituents extended gains to investors in the main bourse, whose capitalisation added QR2.15bn or 0.32% to QR666.01bn; mainly on mid and small cap segments.However, the domestic and foreign institutions were increasingly net sellers in the main market, which saw as many as 0.04mn exchange traded funds (sponsored by AlRayan Bank and Doha Bank) valued at QR0.09mn trade across 13 deals.The Arab individuals turned net sellers in the main bourse, whose trade turnover and volumes were on the increase.The Islamic index was seen gaining faster than the main barometer of the main market, which saw no trading of treasury bills.The foreign retail investors were seen net sellers in the main bourse, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds.The Total Return Index rose 0.19%, the All Share Index by 0.29% and the All Islamic Index by 0.21% in the main market.The consumer goods and sector index gained 0.91%, insurance (0.51%), banks and financial services (0.35%), industrials (0.2%) and real estate (0.16%); while transport and telecom declined 0.2% and 0.07% respectively.As many as 29 stocks gained, while 21 declined and two were unchanged.Major gainers in the main market included Baladna, Qatar German Medical Devices, Al Faleh Educational Holding, Mazaya Qatar, Al Mahhar Holding, Medicare Group, Estithmar Holding, Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding, Qamco and Ezdan.In the junior bourse, Techno Q saw its shares appreciate in value.Nevertheless, QLM, Ahlibank Qatar, Nakilat, QIIB, Commercial Bank and Gulf Warehousing were among the shakers in the main market.The local retail investors’ net buying strengthened substantially to QR28.16mn compared to QR1.22mn on September 15.The Arab institutions’ net buying remained flat at QR0.05mn against the previous day.However, the domestic institutions’ net selling expanded noticeably to QR10.49mn compared to QR4.58mn on Monday.The foreign institutions’ net profit booking increased perceptibly to QR10.33mn against QR7.79mn on September 15.The Arab individuals turned net sellers to the tune of QR3.06mn compared with net buyers of QR5.29mn the previous day.The foreign retail investors were net sellers to the extent of QR2.08mn against net buyers of QR1.33mn on Monday.The Gulf institutions turned net sellers to the tune of QR1.41mn compared with net buyers of QR5.08mn on September 15.The Gulf individual investors’ net profit booking grew marginally to QR0.82mn against QR0.61mn the previous day.The main market saw a 69% surge in trade volumes to 244.52mn shares, 36% in value to QR542.96mn and 11% in deals to 25,733.In the venture market, a total of 0.1mn equities valued at QR0.25mn changed hands across 14 transactions.

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index slipped marginally at the beginning of Monday's trading, down 0.02%, losing 2.05 points to reach 11,129 points, compared to the previous session's close.QSE figures showed positive performance for the Consumer Goods and Services sector, by 0.26%, the Real Estate sector, by 0.16%, the Banking and Financial Services sector, by 0.07%, and the Transportation sector, by 0.04%. Meanwhile, the Telecommunications sector saw negative performance by 0.47%, the Insurance sector by 0.42 % and the Industrial sector by 0.09 %.As of 10:00 a.m, QSE recorded 2,893 transactions worth QR 765.187 million, and distributed over 35.451 million shares.

Market EyeThe US interest rate cut hopes had its reflection on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) , which Sunday opened the week on a stronger note with its key index gaining 39 points and capitalisation adding about QR2bn.The foreign institutions were seen net buyers as the 20-stock Qatar Index rose 0.35% to 11,131.75 points, recovering from an intraday low of 11,101 points.The insurance and banking counters witnessed higher than average demand in the main market, whose year-to-date gains improved further to 5.3%.The Arab retail investors were seen bullish in the main bourse, whose capitalisation added QR1.82bn or 0.27% to QR664.41bn, mainly on small and microcap segments.The foreign individuals’ weakened net selling had its marginal effect on the main market, which saw as many as 4,688 exchange traded funds (sponsored by AlRayan Bank and Doha Bank) valued at QR0.05mn trade across seven deals.The Gulf institutions continued to be net buyers but with lesser vigour in the main bourse, whose trade turnover shrank amidst higher volumes.The Islamic index was seen gaining slower than the main barometer of the main market, which saw no trading of treasury bills.The local retail investors were increasingly net sellers in the main bourse, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds.The Total Return Index rose 0.35%, the All Share Index by 0.3% and the All Islamic Index by 0.3% in the main market.The insurance sector index gained 0.53%, banks and financial services (0.4%), consumer goods and services (0.29%), industrials (0.22%), real estate (0.22%) and transport (0.11%); while telecom declined 0.25%.As many as 32 stocks gained, while 16 declined and four were unchanged.Major gainers in the main market include Mannai Corporation, Widam Food, Estithmar Holding, QLM, Qatar Islamic Bank, Industries Qatar and Ezdan.Nevertheless, Ahlibank Qatar, Qatar National Cement, Ooredoo, Salam International Investment, Medicare Group and Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding were among the shakers in the main bourse. In the venture market, Techno Q saw its shares depreciate in value.The foreign institutions turned net buyers to the tune of QR11.08mn compared with net sellers of QR6.73mn on September 11.The Arab individual investors were net buyers to the extent of QR9.7mn against net sellers of QR2.29mn last Thursday.The Arab institutions’ net buying increased marginally to QR0.06mn compared to QR0.05mn the previous trading day.The foreign individual investors’ net profit booking shrank marginally to QR0.48mn against QR0.62mn on September 11.However, the domestic institutions turned net sellers to the tune of QR17.68mn compared with net buyers of QR5.56mn last Thursday.The local retail investors’ net profit booking strengthened noticeably to QR4.79mn against QR2.07mn the previous day.The Gulf individuals were net sellers to the extent of QR0.95mn compared with net buyers of QR0.92mn on September 11.The Arab institutions’ net buying weakened perceptibly to QR3.06mn against QR0.05mn last Thursday.The main market saw a 19% jump in trade volumes to 116.54mn shares but on 6% fall in value to QR277.74mn amidst 1% growth in deals to 18,063.In the venture market, a total of 1.32mn equities valued at QR3.41mn changed hands across 167 transactions.

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index closed Sunday's trading higher by 38.63 points, or 0.35 percent, to close at 11,131.75 points. During the session, 116,544,036 shares, valued at QAR 277,735,608.463, were traded in 18,063 transactions across all sectors. The session saw share prices rise in 32 companies, decline in 16, while four others maintained their previous closings. Market capitalization at the end of the trading session amounted to QAR 664,411,166,479.745, compared to QAR 662,592,262,902.876 in the previous session.

Market EyeHeightened expectations of rate cut in the US had its overarching influence during the last leg of trading session of the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), which continued to be on a bearish mode for the fourth consecutive week, but on a lesser note.The Arab individuals were seen net profit takers as the 20-stock Qatar Index was down 0.05% this week which saw the QSE welcome the Gulf bourses' unified investor relations' guideline 2025 that is expected to enhance the collective ability to attract quality institutional investments at the local, regional, and international levels.The foreign retail investors were seen bearish in the main market this week which saw Doha Bank register 3.7 times oversubscription to its $500mn international bond.The domestic funds’ weakened net buying had its influence on the main bourse this week which saw Baladna Food Industries, a subsidiary of Baladna, achieve a major milestone by securing an In-Country Value certification score of 82.47% under Qatar’s “Tawteen” programme.As much as 66% of the traded constituents were in the red in the main market this week which saw Mannai Corporation shareholders approve board's decision to dispose of the UAE-based Damas International (a wholly-owned direct subsidiary) to Titan Holdings International.The Gulf institutions’ lower net buying had its effect on the main bourse this week which saw a total of 23,939 AlRayan Bank-sponsored exchange traded fund QATR worth QR0.06mn trade across 21 deals.The Gulf individuals’ weakened net buying had its effect on the main market this week which saw 1,648 Doha Bank-sponsored exchange-traded fund QETF valued at QR0.02mn change hands across 11 transactions.The Islamic index was seen making gains vis-à-vis decline in the other indices of the main market this week, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds.Market capitalisation was flat at QR662.59bn amidst selling pressure on microcap segments this week which saw no trading of treasury bills.Trade turnover and volumes were on the decline in the main market; while it was on the rise in the venture market this week which saw the consumer goods, industrials and realty sectors together constitute about 73% of the total trade volumes.The Total Return Index was down 0.05% and the All Share Index by 029%, while the All Islamic Index rose by 0.29% this week.The banks and financial services sector index tanked 1.21%, transport (0.89%), consumer goods and services (0.36%) and realty (0.1%); whereas telecom gained 3.06%, industrials (1.51%) and insurance (0.84%).The market was skewed towards shakers with as many 35 constituents declining, while 18 made gains this week.As much as 66% of the traded constituents were in the red in the main market with major losers being Mannai Corporation, Qatar Cinema and Film Distribution, Qatar Oman Investment, QNB, Al Mahhar Holding, Qatar Islamic Bank, Commercial Bank, Dlala, Mekdam Holding, Gulf International Services, United Development Company, Mazaya Qatar, Gulf Warehousing and Nakilat.In the junior bourse, Techno Q saw its shares depreciate in value this week.Nevertheless, Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance, Estithmar Holding, Ooredoo, QLM, Industries Qatar, Baladna, Meeza, Ezdan and Vodafone Qatar were among the gainers in the main market this week.The Arab individuals turned net sellers to the tune of QR21.79mn compared with net buyers of QR20.51mn the previous week.The foreign retail investors were net sellers to the extent of QR0.33mn against net buyers of QR7.8mn the week ended September 4.The domestic institutions’ net buying declined perceptibly to QR10.99mn compared to QR14.53mn a week ago.The Gulf institutions’ net buying weakened significantly to QR9.09mn against QR16.27mn the previous week.The Gulf retail investors’ net buying shrank noticeably to QR1.6mn compared to QR6.06mn the week ended September 4.The Arab institutions’ net buying decreased marginally to QR0.1mn against QR0.32mn a week ago.However, the Qatari individuals’ net buying strengthened substantially to QR53.63mn compared to QR7.61mn the previous week.The foreign institutions’ net selling weakened considerably to QR53.29mn against QR73.11mn the week ended September 4.The main market saw a 6% contraction in trade volumes to 538.14mn shares and 2% in value to QR1.62bn but on 2% jump in deals to 98,865 this week.In the venture market, trade volumes more than doubled to 2.72mn equities and value more than doubled to QR7.27mn on more than doubled transactions to 487.

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index dropped 43.36 points, or 0.39%, to 11,033 points at the start of trading on Thursday, compared with the previous session's close. Losses were recorded across four sectors: The Telecoms and the Banks and Financial Services sectors both declined by (-0.64%), Consumer Goods and Services (-0.24%), and Industrials (-0.14%). In contrast, gains were recorded in Insurance (+0.23%), Transportation (+0.21%), and Real Estate (+0.05%). As of 10:00 am, QSE recorded 2,480 transactions worth QR 31.144 million, distributed to 10.895 million shares.

Market Eye The foreign funds Wednesday hurriedly squared off their position in the Qatar Stock Exchange, which closed in the negative for the third straight session. The transport, insurance, industrials, consumer goods and real estate counters witnessed higher than average selling pressure as the 20-stock Qatar Index shed more than 30 points or 0.27% to 11,077.07 points, although it touched an intraday high of 11,119 points. The Arab individuals were increasingly net profit takers in the main market, whose year-to-date gains truncated further to 4.79%. About 79% of the traded constituents were in the red in the main bourse, whose capitalisation melted QR2.02bn or 0.37% to QR661.33bn, mainly on small and microcap segments. The foreign retail investors were seen increasingly net sellers in the main market, which saw as many as 2,642 exchange traded funds (sponsored by AlRayan Bank and Doha Bank) valued at QR0.02mn trade across six deals. However, the domestic funds were increasingly bullish in the main bourse, whose trade turnover and volumes were on the decline. The Islamic index was seen declining slower than the other indices of the main market, which saw no trading of treasury bills. The local retail investors were increasingly net buyers in the main bourse, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds. The Total Return Index shrank 0.27%, the All Share Index by 0.31% and the All Islamic Index by 0.14% in the main market. The transport sector index tanked 1.84%, insurance (0.73%), industrials (0.58%), consumer goods and services (0.41%), real estate (0.38%) and banks and financial services (0.1%); while telecom gained 1.24%. Major shakers in the main market include Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance, QLM, Milaha, Nakilat, Gulf Warehousing Company, Commercial Bank, Salam International Investment, Qatar Electricity and Water, and Mazaya Qatar. In the juniour bourse, Techno Q saw its shares depreciate in value. Nevertheless, Ooredoo, QIIB, Qatar Islamic Bank, Ahlibank Qatar and Widam Food were among the gainers in the main market. The foreign institutions’ net selling expanded substantially to QR35.67mn compared to QR6.14mn the previous day. The Arab retail investors’ net selling strengthened noticeably to QR8.41mn against QR3.69mn on September 9. The foreign individuals’ net profit booking increased marginally to QR2.99mn compared to QR2.51mn on Tuesday. However, the domestic institutions’ net buying grew drastically to QR22.07mn against QR0.64mn the previous day. The local individual investors’ net buying rose perceptibly to QR18.36mn compared to QR15.44mn on September 9. The Gulf institutions turned net buyers to the tune of QR5.78mn against net profit takers of QR3.78mn on Tuesday. The Gulf individual investors’ net buying increased marginally to QR0.84mn compared to QR0.05mn the previous day. The Arab institutions were net buyers to the extent of QR0.05mn against no major net exposure for the last seven days. The main market saw 18% contraction in trade volumes to 101.23mn shares, 10% in value to QR354.14mn and 21% in deals to 19,895. In the venture market, a total of 0.5mn equities valued at QR1.31mn changed hands across 60 transactions.

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index started Wednesday with a slight increase of 0.05%, gaining 5.45 points to rise to 11,112 points, compared to the previous session's close, backed by four sectors.Figures from QSE showed a positive performance in the Telecoms (+0.71), Banks and Financial Services (+0.29), Consumer Goods and Services (+0.11), and Real Estate (+0.01).In contrast, performance was negative in Transportation (-0.70), Insurance (-0.59), and Industrial (-0.37).As of 10:00 AM, QSE recorded a trading value of 81.263 million Qatari riyals, with 28.219 million shares exchanged across 3,752 transactions.

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) has welcomed the Gulf bourses' unified investor relations' (IR) guideline 2025, saying it is expected to enhance the collective ability to attract quality institutional investments at the local, regional, and international levels.The GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Financial Markets Committee launched the GCC exchanges unified investor relations’ guideline 2025.This guide aims to unify investor relations practices across the region, enhancing the quality and transparency of investor-focused communication in alignment with the global standards."We highly value this pioneering strategic initiative, which reflects the spirit of genuine cooperation and true integration among GCC financial markets, and represents a qualitative leap in the development of a unified and advanced investor relations framework in the region," said Abdulla Mohammed al-Ansari, chief executive officer of QSE.The issuance of this unified guide is a pivotal step toward embedding the highest standards of transparency, governance, and disclosure in financial markets, thereby enhancing our collective ability to attract quality institutional investments at the local, regional, and international levels, according him.The unified IR guideline provides listed companies with a structured framework for implementing transparent communication, effective disclosure, ESG or environmental, social and governance integration, and strategic stakeholder engagement.It is designed to support establishing credible investor relations functions and to strengthen engagement with both regional and international capital markets.The GCC financial markets committee, comprises Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Group, Dubai Financial Market, Bahrain Bourse, Saudi Exchange, Muscat Stock Exchange, QSE, and Boursa Kuwait.The committee aims to support the growth of regional capital markets, create an advanced capital market ecosystem in the GCC region, and elevate their position on the global stage.

Market Eye The Qatar Stock Exchange Monday fell about seven points on selling pressure especially in the consumer goods, insurance and banking sectors. The domestic funds were seen net sellers as the 20-stock Qatar Index was down 0.06% to 11,124.83 points, although it touched an intraday high of 11,164 points. The foreign institutions turned net profit takers in the main market, whose year-to-date gains truncated to 5.24%. The Gulf funds were seen bearish in the main bourse, whose capitalisation however added QR0.23bn or 0.03% to QR664.52bn, mainly on microcap segments. However, the local retail investors turned net buyers in the main market, which saw as many as 2,657 exchange traded funds (sponsored by AlRayan Bank and Doha Bank) valued at QR8,041 trade across nine deals. The Arab individuals were seen net buyers in the main bourse, whose trade turnover grew amidst lower volumes. The Islamic index was seen declining slower than the other indices of the main market, which saw no trading of treasury bills. The foreign retail investors were increasingly bullish in the main bourse, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds. The Total Return Index was down 0.06%, the All Share Index by 0.03% and the All Islamic Index by 0.05% in the main market. The consumer goods and services sector index shed 0.52%, insurance (0.14%), banks and financial services (0.1%) and telecom (0.04%); while transport gained 0.47%, industrials (0.11%) and real estate (0.07%). About 58% of the traded constituents were in the red in the main bourse with major shakers being Mannai Corporation, Al Mahhar Holding, QLM, Doha Bank, Estithmar Holding, Qatar Oman Investment, Qatar German Medical Devices, Baladna and Al Faleh Educational Holding. In the venture market, Techno Q saw its shares depreciate in value. Nevertheless, Meeza, Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance, Ezdan, Milaha, QNB, Industries Qatar, Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding, Gulf Warehousing and Nakilat were among the gainers in the main market. The domestic institutions turned net sellers to the tune of QR22.44mn compared with net buyers of QR5.15mn on Sunday. The foreign institutions were net profit takers to the extent of QR5.31mn against net buyers of QR0.56mn the previous day. The Gulf institutions turned net sellers to the tune of QR1.18mn compared with net buyers of QR3.1mn on September 7. However, the local individual investors’ net buying expanded substantially to QR18.01mn against QR3.89mn on Sunday. The Arab retail investors turned net buyers to the extent of QR4.61mn compared with net sellers of QR12mn the previous day. The foreign individuals’ net buying strengthened perceptibly to QR3.67mn against QR2.13mn on September 7. The Gulf retail investors were net buyers to the tune of QR2.63mn compared with net sellers of QR2.84mn on Sunday. The Arab institutions had no major net exposure for the sixth straight session. The main market saw 17% contraction in trade volumes to 97.91mn shares and 11% in value to QR301.26mn but on 83% jump in deals to 23,238. In the venture market, a total of 0.57mn equities valued at QR1.54mn changed hands across 140 transactions.

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index edged up 0.03% at the start of Monday's session, adding 3.27 points to reach 11,134 compared to the previous close.The slight rise was driven by gains in four sectors: Industrials (+0.31%), Telecoms (+0.28%), Insurance (+0.02%), and Banks and Financial Services (+0.02%). In contrast, losses were recorded in Transportation (-0.39%), Consumer Goods and Services (-0.17%), and Real Estate (-0.03%). As of 10:00 am, trading volume stood at 14.203 million shares, with a turnover of QR 36.290 million across 2,600 transactions.

Market EyeThe Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) on Sunday opened the week on a stronger note with its key index gaining 32 points to cross the 11,100 levels on an across the board buying.The insurance, telecom, transport and consumer goods counters witnessed higher than average demand as the 20-stock Qatar Index rose 0.29% to 11,131.43 points, although it touched an intraday high of 11,153 points.The Gulf institutions were increasingly net buyers in the main market, whose year-to-date gains improved to 5.3%.The local retail investors’ higher net buying had its influence on the main bourse, whose capitalisation added QR1.63bn or 0.25% to QR664.29bn, mainly on microcap segments.The foreign funds turned net buyers in the main market, which saw as many as 0.01mn exchange traded funds (sponsored by AlRayan Bank and Doha Bank) valued at QR0.03mn trade across seven deals.The domestic funds continued to be net buyers but with lesser intensity in the main bourse, whose trade turnover and volumes were on the decline.The Islamic index was seen gaining faster than the other indices of the main market, which saw no trading of treasury bills.The foreign retail investors continued to bullish but with lesser vigour in the main bourse, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds.The Total Return Index rose 0.29%, the All Share Index by 0.21% and the All Islamic Index by 0.35% in the main market.The insurance sector index gained 0.88%, telecom (0.55%), transport (0.43%), consumer goods and services (0.34%), real estate (0.21%), industrials (0.19%) and banks and financial services (0.11%).About 60% of the traded constituents extended gains to investors in the main market with major movers being Estithmar Holding, Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance, QLM, Baladna, Doha Bank, Ezdan, Mazaya Qatar, Ooredoo and Milaha.In the venture market, Techno Q saw its shares appreciate in value.Nevertheless, Qatar National Cement, Beema, Lesha Bank, Al Khaleej Takaful, Qatar Oman Investment, United Development Company and Vodafone Qatar were among the shakers in the main bourse.The Gulf institutions’ net buying increased noticeably to QR3.1mn compared to QR1.99mn the previous day.The local individual investors’ net buying expanded marginally to QR3.89mn against QR3.46mn on September 4.The foreign institutions turned net buyers to the tune of QR0.56mn compared with net sellers of QR26.72mn last Thursday.However, the Arab retail investors were net sellers to the extent of QR12mn against net buyers of QR5.24mn the previous day.The Gulf individuals turned net sellers to the tune of QR2.84mn compared with net buyers of QR2.92mn on September 4.The domestic institutions’ net buying weakened perceptibly to QR5.15mn against QR9.07mn last Thursday.The foreign retail investors’ net buying shrank markedly to QR2.13mn compared to QR4.04mn the previous day.The Arab institutions had no major net exposure for the fifth straight session.The main market saw a 16% contraction in trade volumes to 118.22mn shares, 36% in value to QR272.64mn and 37% in deals to 12,708.In the venture market, a total of 0.64mn equities valued at QR1.77mn changed hands across 137 transactions.