Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Monday in the red, dragged down by the fall of all sectors.
The general index slid 1.36%, or 121.65 points, to 8,837.65 points.
By the end of the session, market capitalisation went down 1.9% to QAR 479.7 billion from QAR 489.1 billion on Sunday.
The QSE’s liquidity increased to QAR 271.54 million on Monday from QAR 181.64 million on Sunday, while the trading volume went up to 9.82 million shares against 5.79 million in the previous session.
The real estate sector topped the losers falling 2.93% after Ezdan Holding Group declined 4.44%.
Similarly, the industrial sector dropped 2.15% as Investment Holding Group lost 4.46%.
The banking sector plunged 1.10% as Qatar National Bank (QNB) declined 2.98%.
Salam international Investment’s stock topped the bourse’s decliners sliding 10%.
Qatar First Bank, which fell 6.89%, spearheaded the QSE’s trading volume with 1.7 million shares, while Masraf Al Rayan topped the market in terms of liquidity, generating QAR 47.4 million.
