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Qatar News Agency reported that the QSE index rose 0.33 percent at the start of Thursday’s trading session, adding 32.8 points from the previous close to reach 9,886. The advance came as five sectors registered gains while two recorded modest declines during the initial hours. This performance follows a 0.71 percent increase the prior day that had closed the benchmark at 9,854 points according to Trading Economics.
QSE data cited by the agency showed the telecommunications sector leading with a 1.67 percent rise followed by industrials at 0.51 percent and consumer goods plus services at 0.45 percent. Real estate added 0.33 percent while transportation gained 0.19 percent contributing to the broader uplift. Banks and financial services fell 0.10 percent and insurance declined 0.18 percent in the opposing moves.
Trading volume reached QR 66.93 million by 10:00 a.m. with 31.259 million shares traded across 4,248 transactions according to the exchange’s figures. The activity level sits above the QR 57.19 million recorded at the same time on the previous trading day. Such turnover reflects steady participation even as the market navigates fluctuating daily movements.
Trading Economics data places the index down 13.09 percent from the same period last year with a 2.29 percent drop over the past month as of the Wednesday close. The benchmark remains well below its all-time high of 14,931 points reached in April 2022 according to the platform’s records. Countryeconomy.com figures show an 8.77 percent year-to-date decline entering Thursday’s session.
Recent sessions have featured mixed results with a 0.46 percent gain on August 25 and a 0.60 percent advance two days earlier per historical tables maintained by countryeconomy.com. The QSE closed 2025 at 10,762 points with market capitalization rising to QR 644 billion that year according to Qatar Tribune reporting on official data. These levels provide context for the current trading range around 9,800 to 10,000 points.
Qatar’s equity market has 55 listed companies and two exchange-traded funds with annual traded value exceeding QR 105 billion in recent reporting from the exchange’s own annual review. The latest sectoral shifts align with patterns seen throughout August where selective gains have offset corrections in financial and insurance segments. QSE data continues to track these movements as the week progresses.
