Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) closed its trading session on Monday, recording an increase of 42.65 points, or 0.41 percent, to settle at 10,453.36 points. According to Qatar News Agency, the session witnessed the trading of a total of 108,823,858 shares, amounting to a value of QAR 307,174,431.799. These transactions were spread across 13,199 trades involving all sectors. Throughout the day, the shares of 18 companies experienced an uptick, whereas 28 companies saw their shares decline, and four companies ended the session with unchanged share prices. As the trading session concluded, the market capitalization reached QAR 619,582,141,785.300, marking an increase from QAR 615,828,767,466.170 noted in the previous session.