The Qatar Exchange (QE) Index recovered by 0.56%, closing at 7,749.86. Shares of Doha Bank rose to QR54.10, up 1.12%, reaching a new 2010 high. Doha Bank will publish results for the third quarter on October 19. The country's largest lender Qatar National Bank is on the brink of breaking a important resistance level at QR155. Total traded value surged at the QE from QR196.71m to QR375.47m.