The Doha-based QE Index ended at 7,018.48 points (up 0.85%) as trading volumes nearly doubled to some 3.9m stocks changing hands. Insurance firms in particular outperformed the market. Islamic insurance topped the charts by gaining 6.67%, closing at QR45.20. Qatar Insurance (4% higher at QR69.00) and Doha Insurance (up 3% at QR28.00) joined the top 10 stocks. But General Insurance dipped against the sector trend by posting the biggest loss among all shares, ending 2.66% lower at QR51.20. The QE Index posted the highest gain in the GCC on Wednesday.