The Doha-based Qatar Exchange (QE) advanced 0.33% to close at 8,148.30. Qatar National Bank (QNB), the country's largest lender gained 0.11% to finish at QR174.70. Shares of Nakilat, the leading Qatari gas transport company, jumped 5.21%, ending at QR20.20. As parts of Europe were surprised by an early winter outbreak this week, the demand for liquified natural gas (LNG) is expected to rise.