Qatar: The Doha-based Qatar Exchange 20 Index added 0.20% to close at 8,396 points Tuesday amid higher trading turnover than Monday. Shares of Al Meera Consumer Goods Co. gained 0.32%, closing at QR157. While banks mostly advanced, shares of insurers lost, weighing on the gauge. Earlier in the day, Al Meera said it signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement to purchase the business and assets of Safeer stores in the Sultanate of Oman. The statement to the QE did not disclose a price for the purchase. [AMEInfo.com]
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