12 Jan 2021 - 9:09
Sachin Kumar | The Peninsula
Continuing upward momentum on the third straight session, the Qatar Stock Exchange (QE) index jumped 117.26 points or 1.09 percent to close at multi-month high of 10,842.99 points, yesterday. Helped by strong investor demand and positive sentiments, the QE Index has risen around 165 points in the past three trading sessions. The QE Index had closed at 10,678 points on January 7.
In yesterday’s trade, the volume of shares traded decreased to 186.98 million from 198.62 million on Sunday while the value of shares increased to QR590.78m from QR517.11m on Sunday.
Indices of seven sectors ended in green zone yesterday. QSE Total Return Index increased 1.09 percent to 20,845.30 points and QSE Al Rayan Islamic Index gained 0.69 percent to 4,364.16 points. QSE All Share Index up 1.04 percent to 3,330.27points.
TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Thursday, authorizing more robust measures to fight a recent surge in coronavirus infections, Kyodo reports.