Foreign institutions bought QR67mn worth of stocks, but it translated to only a marginal 14-point increase in key barometer and mere QR20mn in capitalisation on the Qatar Stock Exchange on Sunday.
Increased net profit booking by foreign institutions masked the robust buying support from local retail and institutions that the Qatar Stock Exchange lost a marginal two points.
Local and foreign retail investors as well as Gulf institutions turned net profit takers as the 20-stock Qatar Index was up mere 0.38 points to 10,398.33 points.
