Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) ended Monday’s trading session with a negative performance, pressured by the fall of six sectors.
The general index decreased by 48.47 points, or 0.46%, to finish at 10,555.81 points.
The bourse’s liquidity increased to QAR 160.1 million on Monday from QAR 108.2 million on Sunday, while the trading volume went down to 6.1 million shares against 6.7 million in the previous session.
The telecommunication sector topped the losers falling 1.06% as Vodafone Qatar and Ooredoo declined 1.28% and 0.93%, respectively.
Similarly, the industrial sector plunged 0.72% as Qatari Investors Group went down 1.36%, followed by the banking sector retreated 0.11% as Qatar National Leasing fell 2.80%.
On the other hand, the insurance sector headed the gainers adding 1.08% on the back of Qatar Insurance’s 1.61% jump.
By the end of the session, the heavyweight Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) stock, which rose 0.25%, led the QSE in terms of liquidity with QAR 24.5 million, while Qatar Gas Transport’s (Nakilat) stock, which levelled down 0.11%, generated the highest trading volume with 1.2 million shares.
