Qatar Economic Outlook Issue Number 13

Figure 2-10: Annual rate of change of the 
general and sectoral stock market indices for 
2020 
)%( 
-1
20
-1
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-8
0
-6
0
-4
0
-2
0
0
20
40
60
General
Total Return
Al Rayan Islamic
All share
Banks&Finance
Consumer G&S
Industrials
Insurance
Real Estate
Telecoms
Transportation
20 - Q1
20 - Q2
20 - Q3
20 - Q4
Source: QSE & 
prepared
by PSA

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value of QR 105.8 billion, followed by the real 
estate sector by 18.8%. 
When comparing the closing share prices of 
the QSE Listed 47 Firms traded during 2020 
with their previous closings, it was found that 
31 companies showed an increase in their 
share prices, while the shares of 16 other 
companies were down. 
The five top companies according to the 
value of the shares traded are: Qatar 
National Bank with 11.8%, followed by Ezdan 
Holding Group with 6.7%, followed Qatar Gas 
Transport Company Limited and United 
Development Company with 5.2% each, then 
Masraf Al Rayan by 5%. 
The five companies with the highest increase 
in their share prices are: Qatari German 
Company for Medical Devices, whose share 
price rose by 284%, followed by Dlala 
Brokerage and Investment Holding by 194%, 
Ezdan Holding Group by 189%, Inma by 
169%, and Qatar First Bank by 110 %. With 
regard to the five companies with the largest 
decline in their share prices, they are: Qatar 
National Cement Industry, as its share price 
fell by 26%, Qatar Fuel by 18%, and Qatar 
National Bank by 13%.