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Zawya
01-08-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Earnings expectations lift Qatar's QSE 112 points; M-cap adds $1.60bln
Qatar - Earnings expectations, especially of the blue-chip underlying companies, Thursday masked the apprehensions on sustained high interest rates in the short to medium term as the Qatar Stock Exchange closed more than 112 points higher and capitalisation added about QR6bn. The foreign funds were increasingly net buyers as the 20-stock Qatar Index soared 1.01% to 10,261.62 points, recovering from an intraday low of 11,135 points. The telecom and banking counters witnessed higher than average demand in the main market, whose year-to-date gains improved further to 6.53%. The Gulf institutions were increasingly bullish in the main bourse, whose capitalisation added QR5.86bn or 0.88% to QR668.3bn mainly on large and midcap segments. The Arab individuals' weakened net selling had its influence on the main market, which saw a total of 1,200 exchange traded funds (sponsored by Doha Bank) valued at QR0.01mn trade across one deal. The Gulf institutions 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 slower than the main barometer of the main market, which saw no trading of treasury bills. The local retail investors were increasingly seen net profit takers in the main bourse, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds. The Total Return Index shot up 1.01%, the All Islamic Index by 0.92% and the All Share Index by 0.89% in the main market. The telecom sector index surged 3.29%, banks and financial services (1.19%), insurance (0.38%), industrials (0.37%) and consumer goods and services (0.05%); while transport and real estate declined 0.3% and 0.13% respectively. Major gainers in the main market included Ooredoo, Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance, Qatar Islamic Bank, Commercial Bank, Medicare Group, Ahlibank Qatar, AlRayan Bank, Salam International Investment, Baladna and Estithmar Holding. In the junior bourse, Techno Q saw its shares appreciate in value. Nevertheless, Vodafone Qatar, Mekdam Holding, Al Khaleej Takaful, QIIB, Mannai Corporation and Milaha were among the shakers in the main market. The foreign institutions' net buying increased substantially to QR84.81mn compared to QR22.1mn the previous day. The Gulf institutions' net buying expanded significantly to QR10.57mn against QR3.31mn on July 30. The Arab retail investors' net profit booking eased marginally to QR3.14mn compared to QR4.13mn on Wednesday. However, the Qatari individuals' net selling strengthened considerably to QR60.21mn against QR31.16mn the previous day. The domestic institutions turned net sellers to the tune of QR31.08mn compared with net buyers of QR7.7mn on July 30. The Gulf individual investors were net sellers to the extent of QR1.63mn against net buyers of QR0.15mn on Wednesday. The Arab institutions turned net profit takers to the tune of QR0.05mn compared with no major net exposure the previous day. The foreign retail investors' net buying weakened perceptibly to QR0.71mn against QR2.03mn on July 30. The main market saw a 73% surge in trade volumes to 193.61mn shares and value more than doubled to QR621.55mn on 35% jump in deals to 21,682. In the venture market, a total of 0.03mn equities valued at QR0.08mn changed hands across 10 transactions. © Gulf Times Newspaper 2025 Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Zawya
09-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Qatar: QSE edges up amid US tariff uncertainties; M-cap adds $291mln
The Qatar Stock Exchange on Tuesday gained about 33 points despite a mixed response in the regional bourses due to uncertainties around the US tariff policies. Buying interests, especially in the industrials and consumer goods sectors, led the 20-stock Qatar Index to gain 0.3% to 10,833.87 points, although it touched an intraday high of 10,850 points. The Arab individuals were seen net buyers in the main market, whose year-to-date gains improved further to 2.49%. More than 47% of the traded constituents extended gains to investors in the main bourse, whose capitalisation added QR1.06bn or 0.17% to QR639.47bn mainly on account of microcap segments. The foreign retail investors turned bullish, albeit at lower levels, in the main market, which saw 0.06mn exchange traded funds (sponsored by AlRayan Bank) valued at QR0.13mn trade across six deals. The local individuals' weakened net selling had its influence on the main bourse, whose trade turnover and volumes were on the rise. The Islamic index was seen gaining slower than the main barometer of the main market, which saw no trading of treasury bills. The Gulf institutions' lower net profit booking had its effect on the main bourse, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds. The Total Return Index rose 0.3%, the All Share Index by 0.21% and the All Islamic Index by 0.23% in the main market. The industrials sector index gained 0.69%, consumer goods and services (0.32%), banks and financial services (0.28%) and transport (0.12%); while telecom declined 1.39% and insurance 0.86%. The real estate index was rather unchanged. Major movers in the main market include Mannai Corporation, Qamco, Qatar Islamic Bank, Gulf International Services, Medicare Group, Industries Qatar and Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding. In the junior bourse, Techno Q saw its shares appreciate in value. Nevertheless, Ooredoo, Qatar Insurance, Meeza, Inma Holding and Zad Holding were among the shakers in the main market. The Arab individuals turned net buyers to the tune of QR4.55mn compared with net sellers of QR3.42mn on Monday. The foreign retail investors were net buyers to the extent of QR0.4mn against net profit takers of QR2.22mn the previous day. The Qatari individual investors' net selling weakened noticeably to QR25.29mn compared to QR31.19mn on July 7. The Gulf institutions' net profit booking declined markedly to QR6.75mn against QR14.73mn on Monday. The Arab institutions' net selling eased marginally to QR0.07mn compared to QR0.12mn the previous day. However, the domestic institutions turned net sellers to the tune of QR0.06mn against net buyers of QR11.3mn on July 7. The Gulf individual investors were net sellers to the extent of QR1.98mn compared with net buyers of QR1.26mn on Monday. The foreign institutions' net buying decreased significantly to QR29.19mn against QR39.12mn the previous day. The main market saw a 10% jump in trade volumes to 144.95mn shares, 11% in value to QR430.75mn and 22% in deals to 26,226. In the venture market, a total of 0.16mn equities valued at QR0.44mn changed hands across 37 transactions. © Gulf Times Newspaper 2022 Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
