Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index rose by 0.21% at the beginning of Wednesday’s trading, adding 22.10 points to reach the level of 10,553 points, compared to the previous closing, backed by all sectors.

According to Qatar News Agency, QSE figures attributed the rise in the general index to the positive performance of several sectors. Real Estate saw an increase of 0.76%, followed by Insurance at 0.47%, Consumer Goods and Services at 0.43%, Banks and Financial Services at 0.38%, Transportation at 0.24%, Industrials at 0.15%, and Telecoms at 0.03%.

At 10:00 AM, Qatar Stock Exchange recorded 4,734 transactions worth QR 656.246 million, distributed over 146.060 million shares.