Doha – Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) saw a bearish performance on Monday, weighed down by the fall of real estate and banks stocks.
The general index fell 0.92% or 98.61 points to reach 10,622.54 points.
The real estate sector fell 0.91%, dragged down by Barwa Real Estate and Ezdan Holding Group which sank 8.69% and 0.45%, respectively.
The banks and financial services sector decreased 0.46% as Islam Holding Group and Qatar National Bank (QNB) tumbled 2.25% and 0.60%, respectively.
On the other hand, the consumer goods sector rose 0.46% as Medicare Group grew 5.70%.
Turnover amounted to QAR 456.63 million on Monday, compared to QAR 449.39 million on Sunday. Trading volume reached 12.55 million shares, compared to 14.06 million shares.
United Development Co was the most active stock after trading 2.82 million shares with a 0.23% decline, while QNB was the value leader with a turnover of QAR 78.92 million.
