Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Sunday’s trading session with negative performance, pressured by the fall of six sectors, amid low liquidity.
The general index declined 76.86 points, or 0.74%, to finish at 10,251.62 points.
The bourse’s liquidity decreased to QAR 82.2 million on Sunday from QAR 147.4 million on Thursday, while the trading volume retreated to 2.9 million shares against 4.3 million in the previous session.
The banking sector topped the QSE’s decliners falling 1.16% due to the heavyweight Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) 1.86% drop, while the industrial sector decreased by 0.49% as Industries Qatar went down 0.96%.
Meanwhile, the insurance sector was the bourse’s only gainer adding 1.02% as Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance hiked 6.47%.
By the end of the session, Barwa Real Estate’s stock, which advanced 0.31%, led the QSE in terms of liquidity with QAR 13.7 million, while Gulf International Services’ stock, which rose 0.22%, generated the highest trading volume with 370,500 shares.
