Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange's benchmark index closed higher today, gaining 23.57 points, or 0.23%, to finish at 10,107.36 points. During the session, 135,997,042 shares were traded, with a total value of QAR 348,405,634.197, through 35,542 transactions across all sectors.

According to Qatar News Agency, shares of 24 companies advanced, while 23 companies declined, and six companies closed unchanged. The market capitalization at the close of trading stood at QR 606,496,319,060.596, compared with QR 604,588,987,729.724 in the previous session.