Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Tuesday's trading session in the red, for the fourth session in a row, dragged down by the fall of four sectors.
The general index inched down 42.35 points, or 0.46%, to finish the mid-week session at 9,160.97 points.
The QSE’s liquidity decreased to QAR 380.39 million on Tuesday from QAR 469.87 million on Monday, while the trading volume went down to 8.39 million shares against 9.83 million in the previous session.
The banking sector topped the QSE’s losers falling 0.79% as the heavyweight Qatar National Bank (QNB) declined 1.54%.
Similarly, the industrial sector levelled down 0.28% due to Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding’s 1.95% drop.
Meanwhile, the real estate sector headed the bourse’s risers adding 0.14% as Mazaya Real Estate Development and Ezdan Holding Group grew 1.29% and 0.23%, respectively.
By the end of the session, Qatar Gas Transport’s stock, which went down 3.18%, led the QSE in terms of trading volume with 1.3 million shares, while QNB’s stock headed the market in terms of liquidity with 198.2 million.
