Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) closed Monday’s trading session in negative territory, dragged by the fall of six sectors.
The general index declined 37.26 points, or 0.38%, to finish at 9,731.65 points.
The bourse’s liquidity increased to QAR 206.10 million on Monday from QAR 180.15 million on Sunday, while the trading volume levelled up to 6.83 million shares against 5.5 million in the previous session.
The insurance sector topped the QSE’s decliners falling 4.01% as General Insurance and Reinsurance plunged 6.94%.
Similarly, the banking sector decreased by 0.44%, dragged by the heavyweight Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) 0.74% drop.
On the other hand, the real estate sector was the bourse’s only gainer adding 0.13% as Ezdan Holding Group and Barwa Real Estate levelled up 0.48% and 0.15%, respectively.
By the end of the session, QNB’s stock led the QSE in terms of liquidity with QAR 62.71 million, while Investment Holding Group’s stock, which retreated 2.55%, spearheaded the market in terms of trading volume with 2.08 million shares.
