Doha: The general index of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) rose 17.96 points, or 0.18% to reach the level of 10,126 points at the beginning of trading on Thursday, compared to yesterday's closing, with backed by all sectors. Qatar Stock Exchange figures showed a positive performance in the Telecoms by 0.72%; Consumer Goods and Services by 0.50%; Industrials by 0.46%; Insurance by 0.42%; Real Estate by 0.39%; Transportation by 0.23% and Banks and Financial Services by 0.04%. At 10:00 am, Qatar Stock Exchange recorded 2170 transactions worth QR 65.949 million, distributed to 24.622 million shares. Source: Qatar News Agency
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