Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed higher on Wednesday, gaining 49.07 points, or 0.48 percent, reaching 10,290.82 points.

According to Qatar News Agency, a total of 114,258,931 shares were traded, resulting in a turnover of QR 297,905,752.443 across 18,252 transactions covering all sectors. The trading session witnessed shares of 18 companies advancing, while 23 declined, and 13 companies remained unchanged.

Market capitalization experienced an increase, rising to QR 621,603,116,048.206 compared with QR 616,210,176,094.736 in the previous session.