Performance Report of QE Index for the First Half of 2019

July 04, 2019

The QE index rose by 1.52% in the first half of 2019 to close at 10,455.67 points by the end of June.

Monthly closing:

January 10,720 up by 4.09%

February 10,111 down by -5.68%

March 10,107 down by -0.04%

April 10,376 up by 2.67%

May 10,273 down by -1.00%

June 10,455 up by 1.78%

Sectoral Performance of QE index in the first half of 2019

Transport recoded the highest increase by 23.9%

Real Estate incurred the biggest loss down by -30.53%

Banks & Financial Services 6.04%

Consumer Goods & Services 19.74%

Real Estate -30.53%

Telecommunications -8.50%

Transport 23.90%

Top gainers in the first half of 2019

Al Khaleej Takaful Insurance 110.83%

Mesaieed 73.65%

Qatari German Medical Devices 47.54%

Gulf Warehousing Company 35.17%

Top losers in the first half of 2019

Ezdan -44.92%

Mannai Corp. -32.73%

QAMCO -25.02%

Barwa -14.81%

Number of Transactions executed on Qatar Stock Exchange in the first half of 2019

In the first quarter of 2019, the number of transactions amounted to 366,406 compared to 254,541 in the first quarter of 2018

In the second quarter of 2019, the number of transactions reached 435,264 versus 268,087 in the second quarter 2018

Trading Volumes for the first half of 2019 (Billion QAR)

In the first quarter of 2019, the volume recorded 17.78 compared to 16.52 in the first quarter of 2018

In the second quarter of 2019, the volume amounted to 21.25 versus 24.74 in the second quarter of 2018

Comparative Performance of QSE against the GCC markets for the first half of 2019

Qatar Stock Exchange 1.52%

Saudi Arabia 12.71%

Kuwait 21.07%

Dubai 5.09%