Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed today's trading session up by 55.11 points, or 0.52 percent, to reach 10,623.63 points. During the session, 153,858,016 shares were traded, with a total value of QR 391,292,158.386, in 12,209 transactions across all sectors. According to Qatar News Agency, shares of 27 companies rose, while 20 companies declined, and five companies maintained their previous closing prices. By the end of the trading session, the market capitalization stood at QR 628,587,765.340, up from QR 627,078,286,932.860 in the previous session.