Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) started Tuesday’s trading session in negative territory, pressured by the drop of four sectors.
By 10:05 am Qatar time, the general index inched down 7.66 points, or 0.09%, to 8,721.49 points.
The bourse's turnover amounted to QAR 33.8 million after 1.9 million shares were exchanged through 735 transactions.
The banking sector topped the QSE’s decliners falling 0.05% as National Leasing Holding Company went down 1.75%.
Similarly, the industrial sector inched down 0.02%, dragged by Industries Qatar’s 0.37% drop.
On the other hand, the real estate sector rose 0.56% after Ezdan Holding Group and Barwa Real Estate levelled down 1.05% and 0.44%, respectively.
Qatar First Bank’s stock led the bourse in terms of trading volume with 759,900 shares, while Gulf International Services’ stock, which advanced 1.22%, headed the market in terms of liquidity with QAR 5.6 million.
