Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index ended this week’s trading with a rise of 0.35 percent, adding 36.770 points to its balance, rising to the level of 10,644 points, supported by the performance of the consumer goods and services sector, which achieved the highest gains with 1.620 percent, followed by the telecommunications sector with 0.960 percent.
Financial analyst Mubarak Al Tamimi told Qatar News Agency (QNA) hat current stock prices, especially for leading stocks, are very suitable, which enhances investment opportunities in the short and medium term. He pointed out that an investor can achieve two goals simultaneously: benefiting from expected dividend distributions and realizing capital gains from the subsequent rise in stock prices.
He anticipated that the index would begin another upward phase after the completion of the FTSE Russell review on Dec. 17, especially with the start of the announcement of the results of listed companies for 2025, which are expected to achieve a large number of them in terms of profit growth rates ranging between 7 and 8 percent, which is a strong incentive for the entry of liquidity and the return of buying momentum.