Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed Thursday’s trading higher by 28.55 points, or 0.26 percent, to settle at 10,956.78 points. During the session, a total of 113,223,252 shares were traded, with a value of QAR 365,168,347.675, through 25,070 transactions across all sectors.

According to Qatar News Agency, the shares of 24 companies rose, while 24 companies saw their stocks decline, with four companies maintaining their previous closing price. At the end of the trading session, the market capitalization stood at QAR 654,743,995,232.127, compared to QAR 653,121,909,787.118 in the previous session.