Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) finished Sunday in the red, slipping 3.98 points, or 0.04%, and reaching 10,283.72 points.
The QSE’s trading volume dropped to 7.41 million shares from 11.82 million on Thursday, while liquidity slumped to QAR 130.54 million, from QAR 220.33 million.
The banks and financial services sector led losers with 0.27% as Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) stock shed 0.51%, while the industrials sector edged down 0.10% after Qatar Aluminums Manufacturing Company’s (QAMCO) stock levelled down 1.17%.
On the other hand, the consumer goods and services sector rose 1.25% as Widam Food Company’s stock went up 1.25%, while the transportation sector grew 0.53% after the stock of Qatar Gas Transport (Nakilat) increased 1.10%.
Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Company’s stock was the worst performer after losing 3.55%, to reach QAR 40.80, registering its lowest price since November 2017, while Islamic Holding Group’s (IHG) stock topped gainers with 5.10%.
QAMCO’s stock was the most active on the Qatari bourse after 3.35 million shares were exchanged, through 2,790 transactions, generating QAR 45.02 million.
Earlier on Sunday, QSE announced that it would suspend trading activities on Tuesday, 1 January 2019, on the back celebrating the New Year holiday, as per the Qatar Financial Markets Authority's (QFMA) instructions.
