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Zawya
27-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Qatar: QSE sees 60% stocks gain, but index edges down; M-cap flat
Qatar - The foreign institutions were increasingly net profit takers as the 20-stock Qatar Index was down mere four points or 0.04% to 10,731.92 points, although it touched an intraday high of 10,769 points. The Qatar Stock Exchange on Monday witnessed more than 60% of the traded constituents return gains but overall it settled marginally lower, even as its market capitalisation was rather flat. The foreign institutions were increasingly net profit takers as the 20-stock Qatar Index was down mere four points or 0.04% to 10,731.92 points, although it touched an intraday high of 10,769 points. The foreign retail investors turned net sellers in the main market, whose year-to-date gains narrowed to 1.52%. The telecom and banks witnessed higher than average selling pressure in the main bourse, whose capitalisation was rather flat at QR633.91bn amidst gains in midcap segments. The local retail investors continued to be bearish but with lesser vigour in the main market, which saw no trading of exchange traded funds. The Gulf and domestic institutions were seen increasingly net buyers in the main bourse, whose trade turnover fell amidst higher volumes. The Islamic index was seen declining faster than the main barometer of the main market, which saw no trading of treasury bills. The Arab individuals were increasingly net buyers in the main bourse, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds. The Total Return Index was down 0.04% and the All Islamic Index by 0.09%; while the All Share Index was up 0.01% in the main market. The telecom sector declined 0.55% and banks and financial services (0.23%); whereas insurance gained 1.15%, real estate (0.92%), consumer goods and services (0.64%), industrials (0.19%) and transport (0.15%). Major shakers in the main market include Medicare Group, Ooredoo, Milaha, Qatar German Medical Devices, QIIB, Medicare Group and Qamco. In the junior bourse, Techno Q saw its shares depreciate in value. Nevertheless, Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance, Alijarah Holding, Vodafone Qatar, Mazaya Qatar, Barwa, Commercial Bank, Dlala, Inma Holding, Woqod, Estithmar Holding and Nakilat were among the movers in the main market. The foreign institutions' net buying increased substantially to QR14.66mn compared to QR3.54mn the previous day. The foreign individuals turned net sellers to the tune of QR1.46mn against net buyers of QR3.81mn on May 25. The Gulf retail investors' net profit booking strengthened marginally to QR0.88mn compared to QR0.15mn on Sunday. However, the Gulf institutions' net buying expanded perceptibly to QR11.02mn against QR8.34mn the previous day. The domestic institutions' net buying increased noticeably to QR10.35mn compared to QR5.46mn on May 25. The Arab individual investors' net buying shot up perceptibly to QR7.82mn against QR3.47mn on Sunday. The local retail investors' net profit booking eased markedly to QR12.18mn compared to QR17.39mn the previous day. The Arab institutions had no major net exposure. The main market witnessed a 40% surge in trade volumes to 224.41mn shares, 71% in value to QR468.58mn and 75% in deals to 22,343. In the venture market, as many as 31,906 equities valued at QR0.09mn changed hands across nine transactions. © Gulf Times Newspaper 2022 Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Zawya
26-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Qatar: Across the board selling drags QSE down; M-cap melts $719mln
Qatar - An across the board profit booking led the 20-stock Qatar Index to decline 0.35% to 10,736.41 points, although it touched an intraday high of 10,797 points. The US President's tariff proposal on the European Union and the geopolitical tension in the region had their impact on the Qatar Stock Exchange, which saw its key index lose as much as 38 points and capitalisation melt more than QR2bn on the first day of the week. An across the board profit booking led the 20-stock Qatar Index to decline 0.35% to 10,736.41 points, although it touched an intraday high of 10,797 points. The local retail investors turned net profit takers in the main market, whose year-to-date gains narrowed to 1.56%. About 68% of the traded constituents were in the red in the main bourse, whose capitalisation lost QR2.62bn or 0.41% to QR633.9bn on the back of midcap segments. The Gulf individuals were seen bearish in the main market, which saw as many as 210 exchange traded funds (sponsored by AlRayan Bank) valued at QR484 trade across two deals. The Gulf institutions' weakened net buying had its influence on the main bourse, whose trade turnover and volumes were on the decline. The Islamic index was seen declining faster than the other indices of the main market, which saw no trading of treasury bills. The foreign institutions continued to be net sellers but with lesser intensity in the main bourse, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds. The Total Return Index fell 0.35%, the All Islamic Index by 0.5% and the All Share Index by 0.4% in the main market. The insurance sector index declined 1.2%, transport (0.97%), real estate (0.61%), telecom (0.53%), consumer goods and services (0.5%), industrials (0.48%) and banks and financial services (0.2%). Major shakers in the main market include QLM, Vodafone Qatar, Beema, Nakilat, Baladna, Qatar Electricity and Water, Aamal Company, Qatar Insurance, Industries Qatar and Mazaya Qatar. Nevertheless, Commercial Bank, Mannai Corporation, Al Faleh Educational Holding, Qatar Oman Investment and Qatar German Medical Devices were among the movers in the main bourse. The Qatari individual investors turned net sellers to the tune of QR17.39mn compared with net buyers of QR7.08mn last Thursday. The Gulf retail investors were net sellers to the extent of QR0.15mn against net buyers of QR0.38mn on May 22. The Gulf institutions' net buying decreased perceptibly to QR8.34mn compared to QR10.99mn on the previous trading day. However, the domestic institutions turned net buyers to the tune of QR5.46mn against net sellers of QR3.37mn last Thursday. The foreign individual investors' net buying strengthened noticeably to QR3.81mn compared to QR0.88mn on May 22. The Arab retail investors were net buyers to the extent of QR3.47mn against net sellers of QR0.51mn the previous trading day. The foreign institutions' net buying decreased substantially to QR3.54mn compared to QR15.45mn last Thursday. The Arab institutions had no major net exposure. The main market witnessed a 24% plunge in trade volumes to 160mn shares, 46% in value to QR274.15mn and 49% in deals to 12,769. © Gulf Times Newspaper 2022 Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
