Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Wednesday’s trading session in the red, pressured by a drop of five sectors.
The general index inched down 0.03%, or 2.62points, to 8,520.21 points.
The QSE’s liquidity increased to QAR 609.96 million on Wednesday from QAR 390.18 million on Tuesday, while trading volume rose to 23.30 million shares against 21.01 million in the previous session.
The real estate topped the decliners after falling 0.68%, while United Development Company shed 1.68%.
The industrial sector tumbled 0.52%, led by Aamal Company’s 4.38% slump.
Meanwhile, the telecommunications sector added 0.37%, encouraged by Vodafone Qatar’s 2.32% rise.
Similarly, the banking sector jumped 0.37% after Qatar Islamic Bank soared 6.87%.
Dlala Brokerage and Investment Holding, which soared 5.05%, spearheaded the QSE’s trading volume with 6.5 million shares, generating QAR 36.9 million.
