Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) started Thursday’s trading session down, pressured by the drop of five sectors.
By 09:55 am Qatar time, the general index inched down 0.04 % or 3.93 points to reach 10,325.67 points.
Turnover amounted to QAR 51.9 million after 2.2 million shares were traded through 1,030 transactions.
The banking sector topped the QSE’s decliners falling 0.42% as Qatar Islamic Bank and Masraf Al Rayan went down 1.22% and 0.72%, respectively.
Similarly, the goods sector plunged 0.06% on the back of Qatar for Cinema and Film Distribution’s 9.94% fall.
Meanwhile, the real estate sector headed the bourse’s gainers adding 1% as Ezdan Holding Group grew 1.57%, while the telecommunication sector went up 0.33% due to Ooredoo’s 0.67% increase.
Doha Bank’s stock, which rose 0.56%, led the QSE in terms of trading volume with 1.67 million shares, generating QAR 35.11 million in liquidity.