Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) started Thursday’s trading session down, dragged lower by the drop of insurance and telecoms sectors.
By 10:00 am Qatar time, the general index fell 12.17 points, or 0.13%, to 8,861.21 points.
The QSE’s saw trading of 1.1 million shares changed hands through 641 transactions, with a liquidity of QAR 28.3 million.
The insurance sector inched down 0.42% as Qatar Insurance Company’s stock shed 0.62%, while the telecoms sector edged down 0.13% after Ooredoo’s stock declined 0.58%.
On the positive side, the real estate sector grew 0.57% as Barwa Real Estate Company’s (Barwa) stock increased 0.93%, while Ezdan Holding Group’s stock inched up 0.46%, meanwhile United Development Company’s (UDC) stock which fell 6.96%.
The industrials sector rose 0.44% after Qatar National Cement’s stock gained 4.01%.
Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development’ stock led the bourse in terms of traded volume with 166,400 shares, while Industries Qatar’s stock, up 0.93%, topped the market in terms of trading value with QAR 5.2 million.
