Qatar Exchange | METHODOLOGY CHANGE TO ALL QSE INDICES, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST 2019

 

Qatar Stock Exchange hereby informs of a methodology change to all QSE indices effective October 1st 2019, as approved by QSE Index Committee and QFMA.The rule amendment relates to the Index Free Float definition as applied for index components calculation.The Index Free Float definition reads as follows:Index Free Float for a stock is defined as the total outstanding shares less:•Shares directly owned by the Government and affiliated entities,•Shares held by Founders and Board Members of the company,•Shareholdings which are 10% or greater of the total outstanding shares (except those held by pension funds in Qatar).

Regional Markets indices ()

Name Last Change (%) Value
Abu Dhabi 9,992.13 0.15 845,282,468
Dubai 5,760.71 0.72 362,990,420
Saudi 11,331.17 0.13 2,235,367,718
Kuwait 9,201.10 0.09 49,958,139
Qatar 10,839.03 0.35 269,283,210
Muscat 4,563.79 0.32 10,889,405
Bahrain 1,951.93 0.26 1,225,379
Egypt 33,037.62 0.38 1,999,266,801
Amman 2,822.07 0.21 4,100,398
Palestine 590.55 0.64 742,309

Commodities

Name Last update Closing Price Change %
Brent Jul-08 69.21 0.45
Natural Gas Jul-08 3.39 0.73
Gold Jul-08 3,334.40 0.25
Silver Jul-08 36.95 0.17
Platinum Jul-08 1,383.70 0.74
Nymex Light Jul-08 67.44 0.78

Global Market Indices

Name Opening price Closing Price Change%
Dow Jones 44,803.36 44,406.36 0.94
Nasdaq 20,490.55 20,412.52 0.92
S&P 500 6,259.04 6,229.98 0.79
Name Opening price Closing Price Change%
Frankfurt 24,135.74 24,092.95 0.08
Paris 7,743.57 7,705.22 0.24
London 8,806.53 8,814.02 0.09
Stockholm 963.51 961.65 0.14
Switzerland 11,969.52 11,912.53 0.35
Name Opening price Closing Price Change%
Shanghai 3,474.63 3,497.48 0.7
Hong Kong 23,927.53 24,148.07 1.09
Jakarta 6,892.34 6,894.84 0.09
Tokyo 39,542.07 39,688.81 0.26

Currency

Name Rate Last update
EURO/USD 1.175 Jul-08
GBP/USD 1.363 Jul-08
USD/JPY 146.145 Jul-08
USD/CHF 0.797 Jul-08