Doha:The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index saw an uptick of 0.30% at the start of Wednesday's trading session, climbing 27.51 points from the previous session's close to reach 9,178 points. This increase was bolstered by gains in five sectors.

According to Qatar News Agency, the sectors contributing positively to the index included Telecoms, which rose by 0.65%, and Banks and Financial Services, which increased by 0.51%. The Insurance sector saw a gain of 0.46%, Real Estate was up by 0.44%, and Industrials experienced a slight rise of 0.10%.

Conversely, the performance was negative for the Consumer Goods and Services sector, which declined by 0.12%, and the Transportation sector, which fell by 0.49%. By 1000 am, the QSE recorded a total of 6,281 transactions valued at QR 91.929 million, with 51.540 million shares traded.