Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) ended Tuesday’s trades in the red, as the general index declined 0.43% or 33.3 points to 7,734.41 points.
The QSE’s sectors saw mass decline, topped by the real estate sector which dropped 3.9%, pressured by Ezdan Holding Group’s 5.25% fall.
Similarly, the transport sector went down 1.28% after the Gulf Warehousing and Nakilat dipped 6.67% and 0.75%, respectively.
The banking and financial services sector fell 0.13%, led by the Islamic Holding Group which edged down 9.38%.
On Tuesday, liquidity tumbled 37.8% to QAR 180.47 million from QAR 290.23 million on Monday, while trading volume decreased 51% to 6.11 million shares against 12.48 million shares in the previous session.
Qatar National Bank (QNB) topped the QSE in terms of liquidity with QAR 26.91 million, while Vodafone Qatar, which was down 2%, topped the list in terms of trading volume, with 674,470 shares.