Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Tuesday in the red, dragged down by the fall of all sectors, in line with the global stock markets’ losses.
The general index dropped 2.11%, or 186.17 points, to 8,651.48 points.
The QSE’s liquidity increased to QAR 296.83 million on Tuesday from QAR 271.54 million on Monday, while the trading volume went up to 12.79 million shares against 9.82 million in the previous session.
The real estate sector topped the markets’ losers with 5.03% as Ezdan Holding Group lost 7.64%.
The banking sector decreased 2.40%, pressured by the drop of Ahli Bank and Qatar National Bank (QNB) with 6.6% and 3.46%, respectively.
Similarly, the industrial sector plunged 1.78% after Qatar Electricity and Water Company went down 3.27%.
Salam International’s stock, which decreased 3.17%, topped the bourse in terms of traded volume with 2.6 million shares, while Masraf Al Rayan, which declined 1.89%, led the market in terms of liquidity with QAR 31.3 million.
