Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index rose 24.76 points, or 0.26%, to close at 9668.72 points on Monday. A total of 274,864,624 shares with a trading value of QR 497,151,766.677 were traded in 16,388 transactions in all sectors during today's session. The prices of 27 companies rose, while those of 19 others declined in the session, and 3 companies maintained their previous closing prices. At the end of the trading session, the market capitalization closed at QR 562,138,223,620.090, compared to QR 560,756,982,842.150 in the previous session. Source: Qatar News Agency